My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Holding onto our world
It is in our nature to hold on to our world view or to be conformed to the world’s viewpoint. “Worldly wisdom” becomes our refuge for it doesn’t call us…
The duty of Joy
Not pursuing goodness with all our might do to fear of legalism keeps us from God’s riches just as does finding our worth in pursuing law and perfectionism. Both come…
Riches
When God says that He will not give His glory to another, this means there is no glory, no goodness we have to offer. There is nothing I have to…
Wisdom is a person
A big step in becoming wise is to realize that the world view that we have held on to far so long is messed up. We must come to realize…
Shades of grey
You say that you see things in shades of grey and not in black and whites . . . you have missed the point. Well, the Kingdom of God is…
Image bearers . . .
Created in the image of God . . . “It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.” — Galatians 3:1 God has called us to…
Let those who are mature think this way
“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.” It’s not…
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…
Naked
Adaptation of an earlier poem There she stood clothed, yet nakedBefore Him who looked into herheart.Fire and judgment stirred relentlesslyAnd searched . . . She looked into His eyes and…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 8
By faith we are washed by His word “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the…
