The most important thing about me is my spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Is my spiritual growth determined by my: decisions or by default? choices or by chance? planning or by passivity? Do I really want to believe the most important thing about me is determined by luck, accidental good fortune, or the false concept of …
Although Resurrection Sunday is now past, resurrection life is fresh every day. Maybe we should call today Resurrection Monday because eternal life can not be contained in one day each year. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead gives life, 24/7/365 to the one who trusts in Jesus. What is true of Resurrection …
Simple obedience to the life of Jesus calls us to love our neighbors. At least in Anchorage, Alaska, one’s neighbors are, delightfully, from around the world. Hispanic, African, and Dutch neighbors live next door to our family home and they are friends all. Northeast Anchorage is extremely blessed with a kaleidoscope of nationalities, tribes, and …
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I just have a feeling in my gut. Can’t really say that I am a scholar on the last days, end times, prophecy, Revelation, or eschatological events. However, I am the world’s leading expert on that sense I sometimes get in the pit of my stomach. Since much of creation is circular, East and West …
“You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?” Psalm 56:8 I don’t know why but in seasons of prayer and fasting tears often flow from my eyes. My vocal chords are still. No volume. Silent. But I feel that I am in exceptionally meaningful …
The voice is the most powerful resource a human being has been given by God. Part of my calling is to help you find your voice, craft your message, and speak it clearly to the world. Your voice matters! Yes, I have taken some heat because of my support of my Christian black brothers and …
Several years ago a hymn from my childhood began to take on a new sense of meaning for me. Give the winds a mighty voice: Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Let the nations now rejoice: Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Shout salvation full and free; highest hills and deepest caves; This our song of victory: Jesus saves! …
To navigate the deep waters of life and Christian faith, “Whatever It Takes” is a truth that we need worked into the foundation of our beings. I had been in prayer for several months, “Lord, you know MCA Church is ALL IN! We are fully into your call on our lives, the spreading of the …
The upside of not feeling well is the opportunity to study the Bible, worship, and pray. In some ways, my body simply began to tell me, “If you keep pushing this hard, I will start shutting down on you.” Since I need my body to cooperate for the fulfillment of my destiny, I requested a …
Christian author Frederich Buechner is well known for saying, “Listen to your life.” For almost all of my fifty-two years I have been too noisy and active to listen to what my life is telling me. Like a man with ear plugs, I have blown right past the shouting of my body, soul, and life. …