“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God . . .”- Isaiah 59:1-2 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”- Romans 3:23 As Kyle Idleman continues Chapter […]
AHA: Awakening. Honesty. Action. is the most recent book by Kyle Idleman, teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. He states that we draw closer to God and change our lives for good by awakening to the reality of our true spiritual condition, assessing ourselves and our need for Jesus with raw honesty, […]
Charles and Janet Morris continue their discussion of prayer in Chapter 11 of Missing Jesus by stating that Jesus not only promises to handle our problems, He also delivers us out of our small world of immediate concerns and brings us to a more expansive realm. Our dark anti-gospel thoughts are brought into the light […]
“We will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands.”- Hosea 14:3 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”- Romans 12:2 In Chapter 9 […]
Authors Charles and Janet Morris begin Chapter 6 (“The Great Dilemma”) of Missing Jesus with a favorite story an avid golfing friend of theirs likes to tell. One day, as the friend teed off, the ball went sailing into the rough. The friend was startled to hear a loud, raspy voice behind him say, “Oh, […]
In Chapter 2 (“Living in the Great Story”) of Missing Jesus, authors Charles and Janet Morris note that Charles Dickens used to release his novels chapter by chapter. Each chapter functioned as a small magazine. When the last chapter was released, people would bind them together as a book. Charles and Janet add that Dickens […]
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise.”- Revelation 5:12 As Charles and Janet Morris continue Chapter 1 (“Who is Worthy of My Life?”) of Missing Jesus, they tell of the time they were in a South Asian neighborhood of London, […]
All In (Zondervan, 2013) Prior to the September, 2014 publication of The Grave Robber, All In was Pastor Mark Batterson’s most recent book. From the start, the author boldly asserts that “Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous.” In other words, we cannot live as if the purpose of […]
“Grace is loving people for who they are, where they are. It’s loving people before they change, not just after they change. And that grace is the difference between holier and holier than thou. Holiness, in its purest form, is irresistible.”- Mark Batterson Mark Batterson concludes Chapter 16 of All In by presenting an alternative […]
“The Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and in visions of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood.”-Ezekiel 8:3 “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which […]
“For where you treasure is, there your heart will be also.”- Matthew 6:21 “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”- Mark Batterson As Mark Batterson concludes Chapter 15 of All In, he observes that “it is much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one. Pastor […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”- Galatians 5:22 “Only one life, ’twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last.”- C. T. Studd In Chapter 15 (“Thirty Pieces of Silver”) of All In, author Mark Batterson cites a 1972 Stanford University study, popularly known […]