Posts tagged “Holy Spirit”
Keep the party going
Is there a party in your future? A graduation, wedding, anniversary, or retirement? Do you know what makes a party successful? Planning, people, some…
The Word is life
Somewhere in Somalia, Christians risk their lives to read the Bible. After sunset, a brave disciple retrieves a hidden Bible from a cave, sneaks…
The Word is Spirit
Sometimes I like to think about the connection between eternal treasure, the words of the Bible, and the work of the Spirit. In the…
The Word is a sword
My friend Ben realized he had forgotten his Bible when we were a state and a half away from home on the way to…
Seed, sword, Spirit, life
For those who are new to the Old and New Testaments, the Bible might seem like an encyclopedia, a dry and dusty text that…
Truth lasts forever
There is a legend told about a feast thrown by King Darius of Persia (the Daniel and the lions’ den king). He gathered 127…
Your truth = The truth?
The other day I studied every appearance of the word truth in the Bible. In my English translation, the word showed up 137 separate…
Do you have a good memory?
Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “I was blessed with a bad memory.” The person who says this recognizes that it is a blessing not…
Read. Write. Worship.
Sometimes I feel too busy to read my Bible. But I came across this passage about God’s expectations for the kings of Israel, men…
With God’s help, you can change
Psalm 51 is famously a song and prayer of repentance. I encourage you to read all 19 verses. God had allowed King David’s life…
Wanted: Dead (to be made alive)
There was a baptism at our church recently. Cute little girl in a fancy little dress. She had a bow in her hair. She…
Let’s make heaven crowded!
Recently, every member of my family got sick. It was an awful, helpless feeling watching my kids burning with fevers and coughing so hard…