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Because we humans are needy, perpetually requiring help to navigate life and the responsibilities that it hands us, the empowerment we seek can take o...
I've been making the case on this blog that brokenness is a good thing insofar as you're forced to face the reality that you are in fact broken. But...
There are stages to belief. We perceive a thing in our spirit and hope it to be true. Then we look into the matter some more; we talk about it and p...
I like the story where the king of Israel asks Elisha about the army attacking them. Elisha responds, "Don't be afraid; those who are with us are more...
For most of my life, I've been trying to separate the Americanized Jesus I grew up with from the Jesus I keep reading about in Scripture. The American...
What do you suppose Jesus meant when he said, "I can guarantee this truth: Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the...
I remember encouraging the pastor of our white, upscale church in West Palm Beach to send members of the congregation with me to the nearby town of Be...
If you've said a prayer of repentance, accepting Jesus into your heart, but nothing much changed in your life, are you saved? Jesus has a few things t...
I was hiking up Mt. Mitchell last weekend and the thought came to me, "One reason so many people are stuck spiritually is that they're asking an imp...
Several years ago I heard James Ryle speak on the subject of "Why waking up is hard to do." It was a powerful word; about midway through the messag...
