"The difficulty we modern Christians face is not misunderstanding the Bible, but persuading our untamed hearts to accept its plain instructions."AW Tozer This quote always gets me. Is God's Word difficult to understand? You could spend years intently studying it and never run out of things to learn. the Bible is complex, no doubt. Is... Continue Reading →
Fear and Hustling
Break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he comes and rain righteousness upon you. –Hosea 10:12 I'm no farmer, so I looked up the exact meaning of the word fallow in the dictionary after coming across this verse. It means land that is unseeded, unsown, idle or obsolete. It's... Continue Reading →
Just Go Fishing
"The world seems to have a real genius for being wrong, even the educated world. I can see how a right man might live in a wrong world and not be affected by it except that the world will not let him alone. It wants to educate him. Society, being fluid, usually moves like the... Continue Reading →
Psychological Shots
"A German philosopher many years ago said something to the effect that the more a man has in his own heart the less he will require from the outside; excessive need for support from without is proof of the bankruptcy of the inner man. The average man has no central core of moral assurance, no... Continue Reading →
Weathered
You've probably heard Paul's encouraging words in 2 Corinthians 4:17 reminding us "that our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." It's a reminder that the hardships we face here on earth really are small and temporary compared to our promised... Continue Reading →
Hirelings
"When you adjust, you are dead. If you adjust, you are done. But if you dare to stand, the world will adjust to you. I can promise you that. Not all will adjust to you, but at least some will. We are not going to be sheep running over the precipice because other dumb... Continue Reading →
All You Can Eat Buffet… Jesus Style
"Unless you are convinced that in the blood of Jesus when He died on the cross there was included, as a purchase of that blood, your right to a full, Spirit-filled life - unless you are convinced of that, unless you are convinced that it isn't an added, unusual, extra, deluxe something that you have... Continue Reading →
A World of Nervous Activity
"Every age has it's own characteristics. Right now we are in an age of religious complexity. The simplicity, which is in Christ, is rarely found among us. In its stead are programs, methods, organizations and a world of nervous activities, which occupy time and attention, but can never satisfy the longing of the heart." A.W.... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 