Commitment #6 – Ooze Forgiveness It may be that the most challenging aspect of ministry for Jesus was reining in the desires of his heart, waiting for the Father’s word,…
Commitment #5 – Stay Visible As controversy over Jesus and his teachings mounted and Jewish opposition grew hotter and more violent, the disciples became increasingly concerned for his safety, while…
Commitment #4 – Demonstrate Grace First on the list: Complete the Mission. Second: Watch for Distractions. Third: Keep in Prayer Touch. Next, hone the skill of Demonstrating Grace. One dictionary…
Commitment #2 – Beware of Distractions At the outset of Jesus’ going public, he came to the Jordan to submit to baptism by his cousin John, known as the Baptizer.…
Commitment #1 - Complete the Assignment It’s easy to imagine Jesus savoring the anonymity of the village of Nazareth, the day-to-day family and woodshop happenings, the quiet countryside, the hills,…
Maybe one of the most spectacular aspects of God’s holiness, His total Otherness, is that He interacts with us in such vast extremes, at once the God of the Angel-Armies,…
Adam’s sin fractured his glory, tearing apart his unbroken, intimate, Garden of Eden relationship with God. It was an instantaneous, tragic reversal. God was, for the first time, seen by Adam…
We’ve just celebrated Christ’s coming and his birth during Advent and Christmas. It’s a striking point of interest that none of his disciples held any such observance and were most…
Our God is known for His ‘omnis:’ all-knowing, all-powerful, all-present. He is also all-love, all-joy, all-pure, all-divine. He exists outside of time which is His creation and within which all…
New life was a recurring theme of Jesus’ ministry, the life springing up because of his death. Old life was that of fallen humanity, of those weighed down by their…
