Butterfly Story
The butterfly provides us with a demonstration of supernatural truths. A butterfly begins its life as a caterpillar, crawling around earth-bound, having no idea of the DNA within it to become a beautiful creature gracing the sky. Before the caterpillar can become a butterfly, it must undergo a complete transformation, a metamorphosis. In the chrysalis, […]
Fail!
We’ve seen the headlines. Bank failure! Crop failure and food prices increase. Mom, I failed the test! There is failure to thrive and failure to comply, which can mean arrest. Bridge failure means danger. Failure to work means we don’t eat! Customer service failure brings frustration. Relationship failure leads to wounds and isolation. Promises that […]
Open the Eyes of My Heart
Paul prays over the church in Ephesus, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe.” Eph 1:18 Have you […]
Hanging Out with the Holy Spirit
Is there anything quite like relishing the presence of the Holy Spirit? How might we be transformed if we intentionally carved out time to get to know Him better? When I was a seminary student, one of my professors presented the class with a challenge. The course was titled “The Holy Spirit in Luke and […]
Change
A LOUD thought crashed through my consciousness to awaken me, “Change holds things together.” “Okay,” I intellectualized, “that must be true on a molecular level,” thinking God was conferring some lofty revelation to me. But, since my knowledge of physics ends with the inclined plane, I didn’t know what to do with that phrase. It […]