Fall to the Ground
In his book, The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry Bridges writes, “God wants us to walk in obedience—not victory. Obedience is oriented toward God; victory is oriented toward self. This may seem to be merely splitting hairs over...
Pilgrim or Tourist?
I read the classic short story Two Old Men by Leo Tolstoy this past week when working through my devotional study from Entrepreneurs of Life. John Bernbaum introduces Tolstoy’s short story this way: The two old...
What Prevents Us?
I have been pondering the following conversation and could use some company. Cineas: “The Romans are reported to be great warriors and conquerors of many nations. If God permits us to overcome them, how shall we use...
Somebody You’re Not
In an April 25, 2022, article, PC Magazine reported that Facebook removed 6.5 billion fake user accounts in 2021 compared to 3.5 billion active users in the same year. Entrepreneur shared that in 2019 one in four people...
The Sound of Going
One of my favorite worship songs is Surrounded (Fight my Battles) by Michael W. Smith. It is my constant reminder that spiritual battles are not mine alone, but His as well. Yet, there are still those times...
The Dark Side of Solomon
There are times I succumb to, what I call, the dark side of Solomon. There, Solomon’s darkness replaces hope with pessimism and adverse history eclipses faith’s optimism. It is there, in that place, all becomes vanity. ...