Last week, I mentioned in three years of following Jesus, the only thing the disciples asked Jesus to teach them was how to pray. They may have asked Jesus to teach them other things, but this is the only one recorded explicitly in Scripture.[Luke 11:1] Today,...
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Effective prayer: Part 1
Do you know how to pray? How do you know you know how to pray? I often hear Christians say they’ve prayed about a particular thing or situation, I say it too, but often those prayers don’t make a tangible difference. Sometimes, it seems we’ve become so familiar...
Exile
If you identify as a Christian, do you consider yourself an exile in today’s world? I’d suggest that many Christians don’t see themselves this way, and sadly, our status as exiles isn’t often preached in our churches because it’s an unpopular message that...
Compound Interest
It takes time to know God. Sadly, investing time and effort to develop beneficial relationships is anathema to our modern ears. We want instant returns on our investments, and often we aren’t interested if that isn’t the case. The God of the Bible is one of...
Reality Check
I’m currently reading an excellent book by John Mark Comer titled Live No Lies. He’s the author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, another book I highly recommend, especially for those of us who are perennially busy. In Live No Lies, John Mark provides definitions...
Let’s try again
According to the gospels, Peter denied knowing Jesus three times after Jesus’s arrest before His crucifixion. On the third occasion, as the rooster crowed, Jesus turned and looked at Peter [Luke 22:61]. That look reminded Peter that Jesus had said to him:...
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