Ask for the Miraculous…With No Plan B
Seven years ago, I wrote the blog below. As I reviewed it, I wondered what, if anything, I have learned since that writing…. June 27, 2012: It was a few months ago when the Spirit spoke directly...
The Need for We
Paul’s salutation in his first letter to the Thessalonians greeted them through God the Father. In his second letter he penned God our Father. Why? One reason would be to identify with the young church in their...
His Name…the Everlasting Father
As I looked over several commentaries and their interpretation of the verse (Isaiah 9:6), there were a variety of very interesting and thought-provoking explanations: “If the term ‘Father,’ applied to our Lord, grates on our ears, we...
His Name…The Mighty God
When it comes to Jesus in today’s world, I think this name, the Mighty God, is least accepted. “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will...
His Name…Wonderful Counselor
Depending on the translation, His Name is listed as either Wonderful and Counselor or Wonderful-Counselor in Isaiah 9:6. I prefer the latter since all the other names listed are compound words. But what is Wonderful-Counselor?...
His Name…Prince of Peace
I am writing this in the early morning of July 4. It’s the day we, in the United States, celebrate our freedom and the birth of our independence. Yet, this day is not without a current...