“It’s not the court that makes the palace, but the presence of the King!” Campbell McAlpine “Alone With God” It wasn’t the big, flat feet of Peter than enabled him to walk on water. It was the presence of the One who called Peter to come. (Matthew 14) It wasn’t the military genius of […]
Archive | February, 2015
Finish … and Finish Well
60 Seconds of Pastoral Pondering -a blog for leaders’ “And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it […]
Prepped and Ready
“He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.” Ephesians 2:10 The Message According to Psalm 139:15, 16 God has preplanned our days. There is a master plan in motion … […]
Blind Spots
“Are you saying we’re blind?” John 9:40 New Living Translation I need bigger rear view mirrors! As I get older and roads get wilder and cars get faster and drivers get more ‘driven’ … well, I have blind spots behind me that could hide a two story house. Blind spots. You know, those areas […]
Sow What?
SOW WHAT? “Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.” Galatians 6:7 New Living Translation It’s tragic how often we trivialize this immutable law … and then scratch our heads in bewilderment when faced with its consequences. By planting the wrong seeds in our lives we […]