“There's nothing to fear from evil ever again! God Is Present among You 16 Jerusalem will be told: Don't be afraid. Dear Zion, don't despair. 17 Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, he'll calm you

“O God of my life, I’m lovesick for you in this weary wilderness. I thirst with the deepest longings to love you more, with cravings in my heart that can’t be described.
Such yearning grips my soul for you, my God! I’m energized every time I enter yo

The Battle—Shadow Boxing
Each new day in Christ is filled with hope and anticipation! Yet, at the same time many of us are fighting horrific battles. Battles we did not knowingly invite or were thrust into at the choice and hand of others. Nevertheles

“We continue to shout our praise even when we are hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will d

Your life is hidden with Christ in God..." Maybe the single greatest part of our journey with Jesus is to discover, experience and plumb the depths of the treasure we have within. Spiritual growth and development call us to live from the inside out.

 “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all h

Tough times? Up front, we all need to grasp; there are ‘no’ quick fixes or formulas in life. I have been told that repeatedly by people wiser and further down the path than me. Even so, I’ve tended to hold on to the illusion of proving them wrong. Ev

"So here's what I want you to do, God helping you. Take your everyday, ordinary life--your sleeping, eating, going-to- work and walking around life---and place it before God as an offering" Rom. 12:1 The Message.

"Make sure you don't take things for g

Love is the point! If I don’t start from the motivation of love then my actions--whatever they may be, are inconsequential. And I will not end up with an outcome governed and adorned by love! What’s the point otherwise? My intent, my heart motive, my

1:11 This is how we fit into God's picture, Christ is the measure of our portion; we are in Him; invented and defined in Him. God's blueprint intention is on exhibition in us, everything He accomplishes is inspired by the energy and intent of His aff

Brennan Manning loved to refer to the Gospel as the Ragamuffin Gospel. I always liked that! Why?  I didn’t come to Jesus with any piety or with the veil of religious performance. I was completely surprised when I encountered Jesus. He was totally oth

"So I got up, went out and roved the city, hunting through streets and down alleys. I wanted my lover in the worst way! I looked high and low, and didn't find him. And then the night watchmen found me as they patrolled the darkened city. 'Have you se

The exemplary life and sacrificial death of Christ on Calvary did not change the Father’s disposition toward us; it unveiled and revealed His Eternal Heart: period! End of debate and discussion. God was not an ogre before Calvary! Christ is not plan

Life; ah life, oh ‘c—p’, I never seem to get life right, I always (at least it feels like always) seem to ‘pooh’ in my pants when I try to grasp ‘life’ by understanding ‘it’, and then, living ‘it’ by reducing the mystery of ‘it’ into a system of idea

Road-tested-Inside and Out

"So here's what I want you to do, God helping you. Take your everyday, ordinary life--your sleeping, eating, going-to- work and walking around life---and place it before God as an offering" Rom. 12:1 The Message.

"Make sure you don't take things for