My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
The Charismatic and the doctrines of men
I would have to call myself a “charismatic”. I believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are still relevant for, today, and I long to see them used in…
The Worship God brings to us. . . we bring nothing
In our pursuit of worship are we pursuing a “transcendent” experience where we emotionally feel a certain way or are we coming to worship knowing the power of God to…
Is our love for God “erotic”?
In our love for God, I believe it is easy to have an “eros” (or erotic) kind of love. Being caught up in the experience and awe, we are full…
Practical steps for the poor
Questions:Where do we learn how to minister to the poor and destitute in a practical way? Reading:Now the question is, “How do I live this out in a practical way?”…
Blessing in loving the poor
Questions:Have you found ministering to the poor in your life a hard thing and a burden or has it been a joy and a delight and made you feel free?…
Daily life, we love the poor
Daily Life/The Challenge Questions:Do you see the Kingdom of God as physically or spiritually present, or both? When do you minister to the poor? Under what settings? Reading: “Older men…
The power of the Word
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!”I thought about titling this: Why Calvinists evangelize? For the word of the Lord is upright,and all his work is…
Engaging people
Questions:The scriptures call us to engage in social justice, what does this look like? Reading: Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the…
Wrestling with God
Sometimes hearing the Lord, comes from wrestling with the Lord as Jacob did. We know that He is our only hope. He alone has the answer. And so, we wrestle…
Kingdom of the poor
Gospel, The Kingdom of God breaking through Questions:In Deuteronomy 15:11, God states that the poor will never cease from the land, what did this indicate about the “Promised Land”? Reading:In…
