“The kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power” (1 Cor. 4:20). I have been thinking a lot lately about signs and wonders, and how they were a regular part of the life of the early church. Should we expect the same types of things to happen as a regular occurrence in …
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Just Stand
I was reminded recently of the Old Testament story of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, in second Chronicles 2. He was described as someone who sought God, and who “did not seek after the Baals.” Chapter 17 says “The Lord established the kingdom in his hand.” Jehoshaphat had “great riches and honor.” At one point he …
Who Am I?
Imposter Syndrome – have you heard of it? It’s the feeling someone gets that they are not really qualified to be in a certain position or speak to a certain situation, even though they do in fact have the qualifications. I remember having this feeling as a new occupational therapist just starting out. I had …
Pick It Up
Pick It Up The paralyzed man’s friends wanted to get him in the Presence of Jesus, but there was no room in the house where He was teaching. So what did they do? They formulated a plan. This plan had a little “redneck” in it, and I can only imagine the conversation and ingenuity that …
Slow Miracles
We recently rearranged the furniture in our living room. We had the television placed above the fireplace and now our comfortable recliners that Mark and I love to sit in to relax at the end of the day, are oriented in that direction. Two large windows on either side of the mantel look out on …
The One
There’s a well known quote that says, “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary use words.” While I understand the meaning and intended sentiment – be so radically loving, humble, and kind that people know there is something different about you- I can’t help but think this stops far short of what Jesus commands …
Opportunity
Question: Does prosperity cause you to look more and more like Jesus, or less? I am reminded of the account of the “rich young ruler,” who asked Jesus how he could inherit eternal life. From digging deeper into the text in Luke 18, and the Greek meaning of the words, we know that the man …
WHERE THE RIVER FLOWS
I have been in church all my life, and until I listened to a message recently by a young pastor named Tyler Staton, I had never heard anyone tie the threads together that I will discuss in this post. I subsequently ordered his new book, “The Familiar Stranger,” which invites the reader to a deeper …
PUT IT ON
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Ephesians …
YOU FEED THEM
Whenever people gather, you always have to think about food. It was no different in Jesus’ day. Wherever he went, crowds would come to hear his life changing words, often for days at a time. Luke recounts how Jesus had previously given the twelve authority and power over demons and disease, and sent them out to …
