Slaying the Giant Within The Christian life is not neat and clean. We could try to clean it up so that it looks less offensive to the world, but if we try to do so when end up sucking the guts right out of our …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 8
Laws in the Gray Areas The Scripture reading for today is from Jeremiah 31:33: “This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 7
A Moral Compass Here we are at day 7, one-third through our 21 day journey. Today is Sunday and I am preparing myself for today’s message “Who is the Holy Spirit?” I am asking God to make his Spirit known in our midst through my …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 6
The Power Generator A pastor friend of mine was talking to me recently about his new passion for energy drinks. He is really into the Monster Energy drinks. I picked us up a couple of orange tabbed Kaos Monster Energy drinks one day. In between …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 5
Desire Desire has certainly got a bad rap in the Church. Desire has lead people to do some idiotic things in the name of Jesus, but desire in and of itself is not the problem—the strength of desire is not really even the problem. There …
Read MorePrayer for Our Troops from Psalm 91
Today is the National Day of Prayer and I was asked to lead a prayer for our troops at our local communty National Day of Prayer meeting. I have written out most of my prayer. I normally don’t write my prayers out…although I am discovering …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 4
Mirror, mirror on the Wall Today’s reading in our “21 Days of the Spirit” devotional guide takes us back to one of the first verse that we looked at, 2 Corinthians 3:18. The journal has the verse in the NKJV here in day four. Seeing …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 3
Work with a Guarantee So can a person lose their salvation or not? I have been asked this question and I myself have wrestled with this question for years. And honestly, I have found myself on both sides of this debate at on time. Today, …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 2
Pour Some Love on Me Romans 5:5 says “and hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” In various places the Bible links together faith, hope and love. These …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 1
Metamorphosis We are beginning our 21 day journey in exploration of the Holy Spirit and I am anticipating good things. This is my first of twenty-one blogs. I have made the commitment to blog 21 days in a row to share with you some of …
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