The complicated intertwining of life’s demands sometimes look like a bowl of twisted spaghetti…upon which we are sprinkled like parmesan cheese, resting on top but eventually slipping down and being absorbed. We are no longer able to see the...
The “elder son.” There is enough familiarity with Luke 15:11-32 throughout Christian conversation that the companion description of “prodigal son” often pops into mind whenever “elder son” is mentioned. The elder son. The responsible son. The proper son. The obedient son. And, as the parable...
Are you deeply buried? The Message translation of John 12:41 states that the Old Testament prophet Isaiah had gotten “a glimpse of God’s cascading brightness that would pour through the Messiah.” Cascading brightness pouring out. That is what is...
On his website, overflowglobal.com, worship musician and author John Belt recently wrote, “The Lord wants to establish people in His Presence where they can live there, not just have a visit. I’m speaking figuratively because the Holy Spirit dwells inside...
Psalm 138 “I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing praises to You before the gods. I will bow down toward Your holy temple And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and...
Last week’s reflection of I Corinthians 13 and the concept of “devotion” surrounded John Belt’s quote, “To the degree we surrender our hearts in devotion, to the same degree He (Holy Spirit) makes us His abode.”* John Belt has...
I like The Message translation of I Corinthians 13. Verse 12-13 is worded, “We don’t see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! ...
Nations. That’s where the topic started last week. Judgment or calamity – that’s the added wrinkle this week. The heart of God. Who is carrying the banner of that representation into this battlefield? I’m a-thinking…that role belongs to us…and it sometimes...