Fruit, More Fruit, and Much Fruit
It seems like the Lord must regularly remind me that fruitfulness is the measure in His Kingdom and not the successes recognized in the world. It’s not a matter of being busy or working harder; rather, it’s a...
Equations of the Evil One
The Apostle Paul shared with the Corinthians he was not ignorant of Satan’s schemes (cf. 2 Corinthians 2:11); that is, he was aware when it came to the adversary’s thoughts, purposes, or devices. Believers know the thief...
“little tin gods”
Truthfully, I couldn’t tell you how many times I have read through the New Testament in my 40 years as a believer. Following my conversion in 1982, I completed it the first time by reading 30 minutes...
A Thought from the 14th Century
Mark Harris writes: A few years ago, a writer came to my attention who introduced me to the notion of three comings of Jesus…the notion coming from the pen of a fourteenth century Flemish writer, John of Ruysbroeck...
Trust
In a heart-felt (and short) conversation with a dear friend the other day an off-the-cuff statement about trust was made: “if I can’t trust,” they said, “then maybe I don’t need to be here.” It was not...
Reading on Empty
I was challenged the other day through one of my readings. Stant Litore, in Lives of Unforgetting, writes, following the Pharisees challenge to Jesus about His disciples eating on the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28), of how they read the...