A week ago I searched online to see if Brennan Manning had written a new book. I discovered he had died last month (April 12, 2013). I immediately felt the loss and discovered I had really loved him. His words had so often come to me from God’s own heart. I sat under the spell of his teaching an entire…
Read moreWhat if God spoke directly to you?
We read in the Bible so many accounts of times when God spoke to people. Have you ever wondered if it was out loud? You know, hearing His voice verbally with physical ears? Or, was it an inward knowing, like what today is most common in how Christians term being “led by the Spirit” or guided or comforted by…
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Why God Came
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This is a love story. The answer to why God came to earth is at once simple and profound. Simple because it takes eyes of faith to see the truth. Profound because it takes eyes of love to see the depths of the matter. God came to earth to save us. But the manner and way He came is what won our hearts…
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LIVING IN GOD’S STORY – A New Year Closer to the Climax
I couldn’t agree more with Shakespeare’s idea that our world is a stage and each one of us are its players.[1] Our choices and their consequences become subplots within the epic drama the Author is writing. I thought about that today while reflecting on the year behind me and considering the one ahead. And to…
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Seeking Jesus – Reflections on Wisdom
This time of year can be so full of busyness and stress we lose ourselves and our bearings. But, just think, something so extraordinary happened that silently dazzled the universe and forever changed our world. We would do well to be just like the mysterious visitors who came to worship the Child Jesus. We know them as the…
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The Wonder and Beauty of Knowing God
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For a couple of decades I’ve enjoyed intimacy with God. It has, however, been impossible to experience this without bringing the Creator down to my own level, in human terms, so to speak. But how else can any of us even dare to experience knowing Him? After I believed in Him as my personal Savior, I wanted to live…
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Jesus Today – What is He up to? Is He in authority in heaven and on earth?
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It’s been weeks since I blogged. I paused working on the new book Come and See, leaving off with the voice of Jesus during His first miracle that publicly began His reign as Sovereign over the earth. It was His first public act of supernatural authority. So extravagantly done, it was actually humorous of Him. With…
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The Extravagant Bridegroom (the story of Jesus’ first miracle)
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As I promised, here is the next excerpt from the devotional book I’m working on titled COME AND SEE. In the future I hope to have a separate page for these excerpts, and I’ll let you know when it is in place. That way, you’ll be able to read all the chapters as I get…
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When the reality of God’s truth hits home—it’s like fireworks!
I am reading Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters by N. T. Wright, a brilliant historian and Bible scholar. I have gleaned from Wright’s books before, as resource material for my second New Testament novel, His Kingdom Come. I bought his new book because of…
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