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There was a story that I learned long ago that went something like this:   There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in...

If God be God over us, we must yield him universal obedience in all things. He must not be over us in one thing, and under us in another, but he must be over us in everything. (Peter Bulkeley, Leadership, Vol. 9, no. 1.)   The word...

When I was younger, I struggled with quietness. I wanted to always be in the action and sitting in silence seemed like a huge waste of time. Now that I am older, I appreciate the quietness much more. I have matured enough to let myself...

Pastor Brian Mclaren once taught: “I learned that the early church leaders described the Trinity using the term perichoresis (peri-circle, choresis-dance): the Trinity was an eternal dance of Father, Son and Spirit sharing mutual love, honor, happiness, joy and respect. Against this backdrop, God’s act of...

In John 15:4, Jesus is explaining what He means when He calls Himself the True Vine, He says, “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide...

In July of 1976, Israeli commandos made a daring raid at an airport in Uganda, in which 103 Jewish hostages were freed. In less than 15 minutes, the soldiers had killed all 7 of the kidnappers and set the captives free.   As successful as the rescue...

Several years ago, my wife and I lived in the great state of Colorado, Grand Junction Colorado to be specific. Back then we were just starting our lives together so we had very little money. That didn’t bother us, though, because we had each other.   After...

One of my favorite teachings of Jesus is the story of the vine and the branches. In this metaphor, Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. Just as in nature, it is the vine who brings nourishment to the branches, in Jesus’ case,...

In our very limited capacity, it is impossible to imagine the true omnipotence of God. We all have ideas in our heads, but all of them fall short of His glory. That’s probably why some people don’t even try. It’s much easier to bring God...

Soren Kierkegaard, the great Danish theologian of another century, tells the story of a prince who was running an errand for his father one day in the local village. As he did so, he passed through a very poor section of the town. Looking through...