Reliable Hope
It has been a tumultuous time in the world. I’ve found myself in lament, struggling to reconcile humanity with holiness. I’ve spent time in scripture and have had to really analyze my feelings against the Word of God and then repent and adjust my response. Recently, I realized that my biggest disappointments have come when […]
Peace In The Storm
Jesus wants to increase our faith, and this comes with testing, and even some humor. When Peter was in the boat during a scary storm, he woke up Jesus and said, “Don’t you care that we perish?” (Matthew 8:23-27) Now, I think that is a bit funny, and can almost imagine Jesus rolling His eyes… […]
The Confluence of Two Rivers
“Rivers of Living Water flow out of the depths of anyone who believes” John 7:38 (The Message) I recently heard a great message about “confluence”. Confluence is “the flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like.” The illustration in the message I heard was regarding the confluence (the meeting together) of the […]
Do I Have Enough Faith?
In Luke 17:5 & 6, the disciples asked Jesus to increase their faith. Jesus explains the power of faith and says they only need faith the size of a mustard seed to accomplish something incredible. In Mark 9, a man asked Jesus to heal his son. The man said that he believed his son would […]
Powerful Prefix
Words, to me, are fascinating. Weird, huh? What is their root and what do they mean? Recently, I thought of the prefix “en”, and what it means in words like “enjoy” and “encourage”. First used in about 1785, “en” drives from the French, meaning, “to put into or placed in.” Examples are “en-large” or “en-tomb”. […]