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Smashed and Tattered Jul 4, 2022 Blessed – lucky – are those who cry. Blessed are those who are sad, who mourn, who feel the loss of what they love – because they will be held by the One Who loves them.…

Crises Don’t Make Us, They Reveal Us. Oct 12, 2020 Remember, it is not enough to be hit or insulted to be harmed, you must believe that you are being harmed. If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.…

סְגֻלָּה (Segulah) One King, One Kingdom, One People, One Song, One Home Aug 13, 2020 סגלה (Segulah) One King, One Kingdom, One People, One Song, One HomeMakala Doulos August 16, 2020 Abba, Freedom, love, peace, power, The Kingdom No Comments Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and…

Moonrise: The End of Our Dominion Jul 20, 2020 I am a bow on Your hands, Lord. Draw me, lest I rot. Do not overdraw me, Lord. I shall break. Overdraw me, Lord, and who cares if I break. ~Nikos Kazantzakis Listen to me, O…

Guarding Against The Identity Theft of Licentiousness Aug 11, 2019 Grace is no more a license to sin than electricity is a license to electrocute yourself. ~Dr. Paul Ellis … If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ…

Renewed by Our Calling Mar 10, 2019 i am to live such that 1,000,000 more might walk fully surrendered to Christ. That they might put on His righteousness. That their joy may be full, and that they might pour the peace they are…

The Idolatry of Shame Oct 8, 2018 If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy, I can only conclude that I was not made for here. If the flesh that I fight is at best only light and momentary,…

The Monergistic Synergetic Joy in Battle Jun 2, 2018 We can have no power from Christ unless we live in a persuasion that we have none of our own. ~John Owen So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation…

Fear And Contempt: The Two Main Blocks to Relationship Apr 30, 2018 Contempt is fueled by long-festering negative thoughts about another person. When negative beliefs invade a relationship, eventually you stop seeing the positive. At that point, a thing called “confirmation bias” sets in. Confirmation bias is a…

Know This for Sure: Few Care If You Live Or Die Feb 10, 2018 Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. ~Helen Keller So the Jews grumbled about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They…

Eternal Reality in The Present Moment Sep 16, 2017 “Hush!” said the other four, for now Aslan had stopped and turned and stood facing them, looking so majestic that they felt as glad as anyone can who feels afraid, and as afraid as anyone can…

Future Present Favor: Him Quickening Our Path Aug 8, 2017 No Mack. You are imagining a future without Me and that future does not exist. ~ Wm Paul Young, Jesus, speaking to Mack, in The Shack For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,…

The Violent Obedience of Freedom Aug 4, 2017 The purpose of the cross is to completely decimate your loyalty to the most seductive/powerful of all idols—the idol of self. ~David Tripp But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of…

Coming Home to An Elephant Graveyard Jul 5, 2017 Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a divine center, a speaking voice, to which we may continuously return. Eternity is at our hearts, pressing upon our…

The Sacred Heart: Courage May 23, 2017 The time is always right, to do what is right. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant,…

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…

Missions: Why Do It? What About My Own Life? May 7, 2017 Whoever does not want to know the will of God is mentally walking a path next to a cliff, and easily falls with any wind. If he is praised, he is proud. If he is rebuked…

The Crushing Loads We Should Not Carry Mar 18, 2017 I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and very beautiful; but I never read in either of them: “Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden.” ~Saint Augustine…

Following The Trials Into Joy Mar 3, 2017 Faith must pass through the furnace—it will not do to say that we trust in the Lord, we must prove that we do, and that when everything is against us. ~C. H. MACKINTOSH Peter, an apostle…

The Fiery Quiet Gale of His Presence Feb 5, 2017 I want the presence of God Himself, or I don’t want anything at all to do with religion. ~AW Tozer Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his…

Humility’s Heights Jan 28, 2017 Christ-confidence is the basis for the healthy Christian’s walk. Sinful self-confidence is the basis for the sickly Christian’s defeat. ~Miles J. Stanford Have I not held My peace, even for a long time, and you do…

Anger: Don’t Hold onto Their Garbage Jan 15, 2017 Are you angry? Be angry at your sins, beat your soul, afflict your conscience, but strict in judgement and a terrible punisher of your own sins. This is the benefit of anger, wherefore God placed it…

Our Loss to Distraction: Finding What Matters Jan 10, 2017 To feel safe is to stop living in my head and sink down into my heart and feel liked and accepted … not having to hide anymore and distract myself with books, television, movies, ice cream,…

On The Other Side of 50: A Weeping Warrior Nov 15, 2016 The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil. ~ CS Lewis He drove into my kidneys the arrows of his quiver; I have become the laughingstock…

Despising Our Birthrights Mar 14, 2013 Jesus died and lives to make you His bride. Satan just wants you to be his whore.~ Makala Barnabas DoulosSee to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of…

Like a Man On Fire Jan 12, 2013 A man is first startled by sin; then it becomes pleasing, then easy, then delightful, then frequent, then habitual, then confirmed. The man is impenitent, then obstinate, and then he is damned.Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Blessed is…

Ears to Hear And Eyes to See Jan 7, 2013 God gives the believer a new set of inner eyes to see what he could not see before, a new set of inner ears to hear what he could not hear before.~John Powell For those who…

What I Learned about God, the First Fifty Years Dec 16, 2012 Post 2 of 2 from a fellow-laborer in the fields… Check out Anne Lang Bundy’s blog: http://building-his-body.blogspot.com/For my birthday last week, I shared a handful of the things I’ve learned about life. (Thank you to my…

What I’ve Learned, The First Fifty Years Dec 15, 2012 A post from a fellow-laborer in the fields… Check out Anne Lang Bundy’s blog: http://building-his-body.blogspot.com/I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which…

Ps. 16:11 Ministry Update Nov 17, 2012 Hi beloved! i have been pondering the power of the Gospel the past few days. It is simply amazing what God can do in the life of a person who will simply surrender and allow Him…

First i Surrender. Then i Gotta Move? Apr 19, 2011 Well yeah – we have to move. Maybe not geographically, but when we become a Christian it says that we become a new creation. That old things are passed away, and all things have become new…

He has a plan. Just go. Apr 16, 2011 Thought for the day: Don’t ever try. In Him, just go. Only right now… No time. No velocity. No momentum. Just be moving now in, by and through His Grace. Love and Blessings, scot Acts 17:28……

Ten Suggestions For Getting Along Better With People Apr 16, 2011 Hi reader. i hijacked this from America’s Keswick “Freedom Fighters” blog. It is just so practical. Plus, there is a fun game to be played at the end. Check it out… Love and Blessings, scot Ten…

His Grace: All the Best From The Very Best! Apr 15, 2011 Sorry reader… i tried. But trying to comprehend His Grace is just silly. Regardless, read on and maybe it will start you on the journey…. Love and Blessings, scot Who are we that G_d is mindful…

In Him, It’s Often Just Plain Fun! Apr 14, 2011 Reader… This is an edited letter sent to a friend. I talk about myself alot here, but the intent is to share what HE can do in a life fully yielded to Himself. Love and Blessings,…

In Him, just go. His Breath yours, His Heartbeat yours. Apr 10, 2011 Eric Liddell, a follower of Christ and a Scottish Olympian said: “I believe that God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. When I run, I feel His pleasure.” Oh that our…

God Loves Us For Sure. But Why? No Clue Here…. But, Oh Wow Am i Thankful! Apr 9, 2011 “And since then, O Kings and Ladies, I have been wandering to find him and my happiness is so great that it even weakens me like a wound. And this is the marvel of marvels, that…

There Is No Time Like The Present Apr 9, 2011 How in the world do we do the Christian life? Impossible. The past just keeps haunting and the future is simply too daunting. But what if there is a place where real life can happen? How…

Surrender… Impossible… But God…. Apr 9, 2011 An absolute classic from Andrew Murray. Impossible with Man, Possible with God “And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God” (Luke 18:27). Christ had said to the rich young ruler,…

Let our passion bring You fame… Lyrics from Burning Ones by Jesus Culture Apr 7, 2011 Reader, life is all – completely – about Jesus. Whether we ‘feel’ like it or not is irrelevent. May we, even now, yield to this truth and allow Him to invade our lives. Burning Ones(Chris Quilala,…

So what Scot? You surrendered… Hey wait a minute, you’re kinda different now… Apr 6, 2011 To those of the Jewish tradition, I attempt to refer to our LORD with respect… I hope this post finds you well! I’m going to post a bunch of stuff over time. And while I’ll avoid…

Absolutely Surrender to God? You Gotta Be Kidding Me………… nope Apr 5, 2011 It seems counter-intuitive in our western culture… That we would gain strength to live well by giving up any right to live our own way. BUT (and this is a really BIG BUT), this is the…