“You are the you I created you to be”-God Genesis chapter 1 clearly tells us God’s blueprint for mankind was Himself. Take a look at Genesis 1:26-27. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds […]
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Put on Christ
A couple of years ago I attended an executive development leadership program. An interesting component of the training was a psychological profile intended to highlight each of our individual strengths and weaknesses, specifically pertaining to leadership. Of course every person has a combination of both strengths and weaknesses. That is true today and has been […]
Two Veils in Exodus
There are two completely different veils found in the book of Exodus, both of which have implications for us as New Testament believers in Christ. The first is found in chapter 26 as God is giving instruction for construction of the tabernacle. Here God prescribes a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread to […]
Delight Yourself in the Lord
Delight is an interesting word, one that I almost never use when writing and even less often when speaking. When I do use “delight” it is usually as a noun, as in “much to my delight.” Most English translations of Psalm 37 use delight as a verb. The New King James reads, “Delight yourself also […]
Glory of the Savior
My wife is beautiful. I’m not. One Biblical analogy that I don’t think I’ve ever fully appreciated is the comparison of the Church to a bride. I do appreciate the analogy for the way I am to relate to my bride as Christ relates to the church. In that regard I think the “Jesus to […]
Journey to Tyre and Sidon
For some reason I’ve found myself returning to the Gospel of Matthew quite a bit recently. I was reading Matthew chapter 11 and went past a verse that grabbed my attention in a new way, even though I have read it many times over. Matthew 11:21. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For […]
Inconceivable
Movie quotes are frequently bandied about our house. The Princess Bride is a frequent source of quotes. Anyone who quotes The Princess Bride has to utter the word, “inconceivable.” After kidnapping the Princess, criminal mastermind Vizzini is so assured of the success of his plan he continually assures his henchmen that every problem they foresee […]
Unshakable
Everything that can be shaken will be shaken from within Better have your house in order when the shakin’ begins I’m so old I got a metal slinky for Christmas, remember the U.S. bicentennial celebration (barely), and had to choose between Carter and Ford in an elementary school mock election. As was typical of a […]
Wax On Wax Off
If you’ve seen the 1984 film The Karate Kid, the title ‘Wax On Wax Off” makes perfect sense to you. For those unfortunate, uncultured few who have never seen it, let me explain. Daniel, a bullied teen, meets Mr. Miyagi, a handyman who happens to be a martial arts expert. Miyagi agrees to teach Daniel […]
Time to Start Your Harvest
I grew up on an Iowa farm, and that experience gave me a real understanding of the cycle of planting, cultivating, and harvesting. While I understood the process in terms of agriculture, somehow I kind of missed the spiritual reality that Jesus taught through His seed and harvest metaphors. During the process of planting and […]