GodReflection: God Shares His Secret He (Christ the Messiah) was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.…… Read more “The Secret Deliverer”
Tag: Christ
Holy Formed
GodReflection: Power Word Wednesday Formation should be among my life’s primary objectives. Tied to God, I can make a case for formation as His primary objective. God…… Read more “Holy Formed”
Jesus and My Tribe
GodReflection: It’s Jesus Friday A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions…… Read more “Jesus and My Tribe”
Path Words to the Holy: Prayer
GodReflection: Power Words I place myself among the multitude of Christ followers who feel inadequate in the realm of prayer. I am no Martin Luther who wrote, “I…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Prayer”
Path Words to the Holy: Caregiver
GodReflection: Power Words God used special “feeling” strands to wire Caregivers. It is a unique gift. I know because I’m married to one. I probably wouldn’t take…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Caregiver”
Path Words to the Holy: Thinker
GodReflection: Power Words Surely, God wired me from birth as a thinker. Some call it daydreaming. My mom stood amazed at the length of time it took…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Thinker”
Path Words to the Holy: Builder
GodReflection: Power Words I didn’t appreciate it at the time yet; in many ways to experience my youth in the Southwest United States was an exercise in…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Builder”
I’ve Changed My Canon
GodReflection: Power Words I grew up with the wrong Bible. For the past several years, I’ve hovered over and circled around the way I view Scripture. Let…… Read more “I’ve Changed My Canon”
LORD is a Big Deal
GodReflection: Power Words Born and raised in the Chihuahuan Desert in the state of New Mexico I was familiar with horn toads, roadrunners, rattlesnakes, and coyotes—not Lords.…… Read more “LORD is a Big Deal”
Is My Faith THE FAITH?
GodReflection: Power Words There are times I refer to my faith, your faith, or the faith of others. There is a sense in which that is a…… Read more “Is My Faith THE FAITH?”
Am I Faithful?
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 Faithful is God. God is Faithful. That…… Read more “Am I Faithful?”
Fellowship Isn’t Mine To Extend
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 Religious folks reach some of the…… Read more “Fellowship Isn’t Mine To Extend”
To Go is to Worship
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 I loved Solomon’s acknowledgement that our…… Read more “To Go is to Worship”
To be Thankful is to Worship
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 The word ‘full’ is a warm…… Read more “To be Thankful is to Worship”
The More I Repent–the Greater My Worship
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 I have a tendency to think…… Read more “The More I Repent–the Greater My Worship”
I Worship My Priest
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 To encounter my Priest is to…… Read more “I Worship My Priest”
Worship as a Lifestyle
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 The four walls of our churches…… Read more “Worship as a Lifestyle”
Self Lacks Control
Self Lacks Control GodReflection: Power Words So I say, walk by the Spirit—the fruit of the Spirit is self-control—Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep…… Read more “Self Lacks Control”
A Mentor Portrays Gentleness
GodReflection: Power Words So I say, walk by the Spirit—the fruit of the Spirit is gentleness—Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with…… Read more “A Mentor Portrays Gentleness”
Is it Possible to Glow with Goodness?
GodReflection: Power Words So I say, walk by the Spirit—the fruit of the Spirit is goodness—Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with…… Read more “Is it Possible to Glow with Goodness?”
Calling 911 — I’m in Need of Kindness
GodReflection: Power Words So I say, walk by the Spirit—the fruit of the Spirit is kindness—since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with… Read more "Calling 911 — I’m in Need of Kindness"
There’s Power in Patience
GodReflection: Power Words So I say, walk by the Spirit—the fruit of the Spirit is patience—since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with…… Read more “There’s Power in Patience”
How about Harmony as the Synonym for Peace?
GodReflection: Power Words So I say, walk by the Spirit—the fruit of the Spirit is peace—Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with…… Read more “How about Harmony as the Synonym for Peace?”
Do I have to be a Disciple of Jesus to Love?
GodReflection: Power Words So I say, walk by the Spirit—serve one another humbly in love—”Love your neighbor as yourself”—the fruit of the Spirit is love—Since we live…… Read more “Do I have to be a Disciple of Jesus to Love?”
The Spirit is a Biggie
GodReflection: Power Words The Spirit is a biggie. What an understatement. The Holy Spirit is an enigma. I constantly wish for a greater awareness. Talk about a…… Read more “The Spirit is a Biggie”
I Want to Restore the Right Goal
GodReflection: Power Words I belong to a group of churches generated by North America’s Second Great Awakening in the 1800s. The goal was to restore New Testament…… Read more “I Want to Restore the Right Goal”
I Don’t Kneel with Arthritis
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. – Psalms 95:6 My macho culture taught me as…… Read more “I Don’t Kneel with Arthritis”
There’s Power in the Cup
GodReflection: Power Words The cup—let me reminisce as I begin. There use to be something communal about a cup. The tin cup hung from the handle of…… Read more “There’s Power in the Cup”
I Can’t Live Up To Jesus’ Standard
GodReflection: Power Words It’s the gold standard. The idea that underpinned the gold standard was a worldwide agreement on the price of gold and the agreement of…… Read more “I Can’t Live Up To Jesus’ Standard”
Better than X-ray Vision
GodReflection: Power Words It wasn’t until 1939 that the world discovered for the first time, “Superman’s X-ray eyesight.” What a guy! With blue pajamas and his red…… Read more “Better than X-ray Vision”
I Scream Inside for the Simple
GodReflection: Power Words I am tired with complexity. I want simple to be a word of power in my life. There was a time I could turn…… Read more “I Scream Inside for the Simple”
I’m Tired of Loss
GodReflection: Power Words It’s a promise: “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for…… Read more “I’m Tired of Loss”
I Can’t Kiss a Frog
GodReflection: Power Words Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” In the fairy…… Read more “I Can’t Kiss a Frog”
I Want My Label to Define Me
GodReflection: Power Words Cute, fussy, smart, introvert, or extrovert, labels begin their sticky adherence in the nursery. Labels continue in Elementary School to highlight desired and undesired…… Read more “I Want My Label to Define Me”
More than Sunday
GodReflection: Power Words Sunday wasn’t a first century holiday. Slaves worked fields and served in homes of their owners. I suspect merchants went about business as if…… Read more “More than Sunday”
Jesus is Complete . . . Full of Grace and Truth
GodReflection: Power Words I am a top off the tank sort of guy. The way I figure it the extra four or five squirts of gasoline I…… Read more “Jesus is Complete . . . Full of Grace and Truth”
There is Way Too Much Change
GodReflection: Power Words “I the Lord do not change” – God (Malachi 3:6) It seems rather crazy to think of changeless as a power word in the…… Read more “There is Way Too Much Change”
I Want to Know the Way
GodReflection: Power Words My Grandpa believed in the compass mounted on the dashboard of his car. Never did he seem to be lost. We were often on…… Read more “I Want to Know the Way”
Do You Have an Idea What Alive Means?
GodReflection: Power Words I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death…… Read more “Do You Have an Idea What Alive Means?”
Jesus and Jigsaw Puzzles
GodReflection: Power Words I have neither the patience nor the visionary spacial skills to do jigsaw puzzles. Sure, as a little blond hair lad I handled a…… Read more “Jesus and Jigsaw Puzzles”
Powered by Word
GodReflection: Power Words I heard the phrase, "the Word of God" from the cradle. (Do people still use cradles?) I suspect that my ears have heard and… Read more "Powered by Word"
Deep and Wide Blood
GodReflection: Power Words “. . . because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and…… Read more “Deep and Wide Blood”
Scripture is God’s Gift to Me
GodReflection: Power Words . . .the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. . .All Scripture is God-breathed…… Read more “Scripture is God’s Gift to Me”
Living with the Above
GodReflection: Power Words Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.…… Read more “Living with the Above”
The Thorn Dance
GodReflection: Power Words I was all too familiar with thorns as a kid growing up in a desert town of New Mexico. Thorns met their match in…… Read more “The Thorn Dance”
Can Creed be a Power Word?
GodReflection: Power Words A creed is a formal statement of belief. Most all churches who tie their heritage to the Protest Reformation have a written creed. Those…… Read more “Can Creed be a Power Word?”
Sandblasting Church
GodReflection: Power Words Church is an enigma to me. I understand church as Christ body. The church is the bride of Jesus. He loved the church to…… Read more “Sandblasting Church”
The Power of Agreement
GodReflection: Power Words When I declared: “I’m in” and surfaced from baptismal waters to walk with Jesus we made an agreement. My guess is it is more…… Read more “The Power of Agreement”
Rest Becomes a Power Word
GodReflection: Power Words I remain enamored with the newborn baby that rests so peacefully on the row in front of us at church. She is so symbolic…… Read more “Rest Becomes a Power Word”
My Identity Transcends Resurrection
GodReflection: Power Words I don’t recall God precisely speaking to this in Scripture. Maybe it is so obvious there is no need. It could be every page…… Read more “My Identity Transcends Resurrection”
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