In the song “I Will go West,” put to music by J.P. Barrett in 1875, city living was a heartache what with high-priced goods, the worry of one’s sons taking to city ways while their daughters cared only for the latest fashions, and cruelty all around. Taking to the open ...
Read More »7 Reasons it is Important to Have Quiet Moments with God
For the last several months, I have been consumed with all sorts of issues that have competed for my time with the Lord. I felt that I had so much to accomplish during the day, that I did not have as much time to spend quietly before the Lord. I ...
Read More »Glory: Heavier Than the Weight of the World on Your Shoulders
The Hebrew word for glory comes from the root word kabad, meaning: “to be heavy, to be honored, to be made heavy, be honored, enjoy honor, be made abundant, to get oneself glory or honor, gain glory.” Oddly, that doesn’t resonate with our typical translation of glory when we read ...
Read More »The Healthy Side of Judgment
“For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.” ~ Isaiah 33:22 Earlier this week, I sat on a panel of three as we interviewed potential job candidates. The job entails working in two different buildings, so both building ...
Read More »God’s Superior Power: Recovering Aaron’s Rod
I wrote previously that there are two sources of supernatural power. I used the example of Moses and Aaron facing off with the magicians of Egypt in Exodus 7 to demonstrate that both God and the devil can give supernatural power to people. When Aaron threw his rod to the ...
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