Don’t just “read” the Word. Don’t just “study” the Word. As believers, we are invited into a level of engagement with the Scriptures that doesn’t have any other parallel. Why settle for so much less? Continue reading “The slow walk to maturity — ABSORB the Word”
Category: Bible Study
The question of whose side you’re on
We’re all about “taking sides” these days. We’re all about shouting and opposing and demanding, “You have to be on my side all the way or you’re just my enemy.” Continue reading “The question of whose side you’re on”
There are certain actions in the Kingdom
Some text notes from my studies on the Sermon on the Mount: Continue reading “There are certain actions in the Kingdom”
Sacred Territory
There are places in Scripture that are holy ground to me. Sacred territory. Continue reading “Sacred Territory”
The thing about the promises of God
Here is the “catch” with the promises of God. We still tend to equate “blessing” with “numbers.” Continue reading “The thing about the promises of God”
Letter to a dead church
In writing to Sardis, there is an interesting note. Craig Keener points out in his commentary on Revelation that the two harshest rebukes in the seven letters of Revelation were to churches where even the cities don’t exist anymore.
The pursuit of power and the powerless
Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them. (Mark 10:13-16, NET Bible) Continue reading “The pursuit of power and the powerless”
