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Moving The Fulcrum of Our Minds May 17, 2018 The Kingdom of God is initially a foreign country to us. We are not residents of the world, but citizens of Heaven, learning what that means. Our first experience in life is with the language and…
“God Is in Sovereign” – The Breath of A Quintillion Suns Dec 26, 2017 Always be cautious about invoking the “God is in control” card. Of course He is. But, it is His card to play, not ours. Personal responsibility matters. A lot. ~ Makala Barnabas Doulos For we know…
Spirit And Brain – Keeping Ourselves Thinking Right Dec 3, 2017 God, many are now shocked to realize, does not have a brain. And he never misses it. This is something one must never forget. Body and brain come from him, not the other way around. And…
Living in The Spirit Is A Real Thing May 18, 2017 i used to think that passion separated us from the beasts. Now I think that passion separates us from the spiritually dead or dying. ~ John Stack Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking…
Ridiculous Shame May 15, 2017 The more guilt and shame that we have buried within ourselves, the more compelled we feel to seek relief through sin. ― Brennan Manning The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD…
The Incorrigible Old Man May 13, 2017 What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness. Buffeted by the fickle winds of failure, battered by their own…
Reason’s Failure: The Downside of The Enlightenment Jan 23, 2017 As we begin to focus upon God, the things of the Spirit will take shape before our inner eyes. ~A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man…
The Glory of Battle Jan 1, 2017 It cannot be stated too frequently that the life of a Christian is a warfare, an intense conflict, a lifelong contest. It is a battle, moreover, waged against invisible foes, who are ever alert, and ever…
Repentance to Strength Dec 22, 2016 Temptations come so that hidden passions may be revealed and so that it will be possible to fight them, and so that the soul may be rid of them. They are also a sign of God’s…
What If The Skeptics Are Right? Apr 13, 2016 The Word we study has to be the Word we pray. My personal experience of the relentless tenderness of God came not from exegetes, theologians, and spiritual writers, but from sitting still in the presence of…
Tipping from Soul into The Spirit Mar 20, 2016 O sweetness of my heart! O life of my soul, joyous resting place of my spirit! O bright and beautiful day of eternity, serene light deep within me! Flowering paradise of my heart! When shall I…
His Victory in The Breaches of Our Lives Feb 7, 2016 Defeat may serve as well as victoryTo shake the soul and let the glory out.When the great oak is straining in the windThe boughs drink in new beauty, and the trunkSends down a deeper root on…
Eternity in the Mundane: A Repost on The Importance of Living in The Moment Jul 18, 2015 A glimpse of the next three feet of road is more important and useful than a view of the horizon.~C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He…
Living Free In The Spirit Dec 31, 2014 Living one day in the Spirit is worth more than a thousand lived in the flesh.~ Richard Owen Roberts (1931- ) John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from…
Weorthscipe (Worship) Aug 1, 2014 Relinquishment of burdens and fears begins where adoration and worship of God become the occupation of the soul.~Frances J. RobertsSo Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through His own blood.…
Spiritual Athletics Mar 4, 2014 To get the best out of a man go to what is best in him. ~Daniel Considine But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise profits a little, but…
Infinite Power in A Jar of Clay May 26, 2013 We can seek God and find him! God is knowable, touchable, hearable, see-able, with the mind, the hands, the ears, and eyes of the inner man.~A.W. Tozer (1897-1963)For this reason I bow my knees before the…
Winning at Monopoly Mar 17, 2013 Tonight’s post is from an author in America. Anne Lang Bundy writes really well. But mostly, she just let’s Jesus love her and she helps build other people up in the body of Christ. Enjoy this…
The Most Unbelieved Truth Mar 13, 2013 Know your enemy… The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.~ 孫武 (Sun Tzu)Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so…
Spiritual Truth Jun 16, 2012 Spiritual truth is discernable only to a pure heart, not to a keen intellect. It is not a question of profundity of intellect, but of purity of heart.~Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Yet among the mature we do…
Selling Tents: A Metaphor May 7, 2012 I am wrapped in mortality, my flesh is a prison, my bones the bars of death. What is mortality but the things related to the body, which dies. What is immortality but the things related to…
Death Spiral Apr 10, 2012 Flesh is the Bible’s word for unperfected human nature. Leaving off the h and spelling it in reverse we have the world self. Flesh is the self-life: it is what we are when we are left…
Profound Christlikeness Apr 5, 2012 When a person is renewed from day to day by growing in the knowledge of God, in righteousness, and in the sanctity of truth, that person transfers its love from things temporal to things eternal, from…
It’s About The Flow Jun 8, 2011 God to a man is as imperative as oil is to a lamp. If you have an oil lamp that’s got no oil, you have an oil lamp, but it won’t behave like one. You might…
The Necessary Anguish of Prayer May 6, 2011 National Day of Prayer. Game Day for the serious follower of Christ. Even so, how big a game do we think it is? It seems we don’t see it as important as it really is. Are…
The Cross Makes the Way! But HOW Do We Walk Forward? Apr 25, 2011 1 Timothy 6:16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen. The Cross is the only…
From the Cross into The Endless Frontier of His Grace! Apr 24, 2011 Some very applicable thoughts from Eric Ludy of Ellerslie as we get ready to celebrate Easter. Jesus is Victorious! Let us join in that victory celebration tomorrow as true participants in the rebellion Jesus launched on…