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  • Faith as a Force Multiplier

    Faith is a force multiplier. “… force multiplier is a factor or a combination of factors that gives personnel or weapons (or other hardware) the ability to accomplish greater feats than without it.” — Wikipedia General Colin Powell liked to use the… Continue reading

  • Faith Factor

    Faith, according to Hebrews 11:1 is substantive and evidential in and of itself. Does that suggest that faith in anything proves the thing? Yes and no.Yes, faith, because of divine and universal principles set in motion from the time when… Continue reading

  • Draw Near

    “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.” – Hebrews 10:22 We have often heard and spoken the words, “Come… Continue reading

  • The Plain Path

    The Plain Paths and Perfect Passages Psalm 27:11 – “Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.” Consider how you have come to where you are in life. Reflect on your… Continue reading

  • Blood and Remission

    “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” – Hebrews 9:22 Every function of creation points to the center of God’s truth. The body teaches us lessons about how… Continue reading

  • Casting Cares

    I Peter 5:7:  “…Casting all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you.” Imagine yourself adrift upon a sea of trouble, tossed furiously by its waves and sinking under the load of care. Along comes Jesus inviting you to… Continue reading

  • Beatitude People: Learning to Hear a Different Rhythm

    Lately, my preaching, writing, and teaching have kept circling back to the same place: a hillside where Jesus sat down, looked at ordinary people, and began not with commands, but with blessing. The Beatitudes are familiar to many of us.… Continue reading

  • Biblical Foundations of Authority

    (Creation, Covenant, and Order) A Work in Progress Note, I prepared this as the beginning of a position paper and working document rationale for Facebook and my other platforms. Biblical authority is grounded first in creation, not coercion. Authority emerges… Continue reading

  • Scattered, Not Lost

    A pastoral reflection There are seasons when life feels coherent and gathered.And there are seasons when everything feels scattered. Thoughts come in fragments.Prayers trail off mid-sentence.Good intentions pile up faster than completions.Even faith itself can feel spread thin across too… Continue reading

  • Grace Has Brought Me Safe Thus Far

    He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. Psalm 40:2 I tread cautiously on the subject of safety, for safety is an… Continue reading