GodReflection: Life in the Holy Presence Old Testament Scripture is the story of God’s endless love and His thirst for heart allegiance from humans like me. Parallel…… Read more “Life with Holy Jesus”
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God Isn’t My Buddy
GodReflection: Life in the Holy Presence By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. Hebrews…… Read more “God Isn’t My Buddy”
Life in the Holy Trinity
GodReflection: Life in the Holy Presence No doubt about it. Certainly I can be accused of overthinking things. A part of it is my wiring and a…… Read more “Life in the Holy Trinity”
Life in the Holy Presence
GodReflection: Life in the Holy Presence “But just as he who called you is Holy, so be Holy in all you do” (1 Peter 1:15). I never…… Read more “Life in the Holy Presence”
Jesus and the Trust Walk
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust It is time to bring this set of reflections under the tag Tenacious Trust to a close. In a review of the past eleven…… Read more “Jesus and the Trust Walk”
Can God Do More If I Trust More?
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust “You are the light of the world . . . let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and…… Read more “Can God Do More If I Trust More?”
Can Trust Morph into Lifestyle?
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust When I think of lifestyle I think of the routine of my twenty-four-hour day that create a rather comfortable rhythm. I’ve gotten use to…… Read more “Can Trust Morph into Lifestyle?”
What Does Tenacious Trust Look Like?
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust Gerald Kendrick, my first Bible professor engrained into me a phrase I will never forget. He would stand before the class with passion as…… Read more “What Does Tenacious Trust Look Like?”
Valleys Build Tenacious Trust
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Psalms 23:4 I don’t remember his…… Read more “Valleys Build Tenacious Trust”
Promises Build Trust
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust Since I am human and live on earth with those of the same species it didn’t take long to find myself as both instigator…… Read more “Promises Build Trust”
Mountain Tops Build Tenacious Trust
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust I spent the weekend on a mountain top. What I saw from my sight line energized my trust taproot. That was not the first…… Read more “Mountain Tops Build Tenacious Trust”
Resurrection Builds Trust
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust In my church tribe we hold high Jesus’ crucifixion with its total and complete power to atone for sin and reunite the fallen with…… Read more “Resurrection Builds Trust”
Can Creation Enhance Tenacious Trust?
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust Because of my own environment and training it never occurred to me to doubt God’s role in creation. Through the years I learned that…… Read more “Can Creation Enhance Tenacious Trust?”
The Gift of Stubbornness
GodReflection: Tenacious Trust I like to blame it on my family tree. That way I can rationalize that my gift of stubbornness isn’t my fault. I suppose…… Read more “The Gift of Stubbornness”
Trust The Silence
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice Over the past ten post I have attempted to increase my own insight into what can sometime seem like a one sided…… Read more “Trust The Silence”
God Breaks the Silence
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice It is my intent to wrap-up this series on Silent God with the next post. However, I am compelled to raise two…… Read more “God Breaks the Silence”
The Mystery of Silence
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice He asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. John 19:9 I run into it again and again. Around ever curve in…… Read more “The Mystery of Silence”
Can Guys Learn to Pray?
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice It is my observation that we guys are lousy communicators. I know that is to hit you ladies blindsided with an unsuspected…… Read more “Can Guys Learn to Pray?”
What Is Prayer Anyway?
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice It was the last Garden conversation between God and His favorite creation. The purpose of the entire creation project was so that…… Read more “What Is Prayer Anyway?”
When I Pray—Can I Count On Every Promise in Scripture?
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice I totally and completely believe Scripture to be the inspired word of God. From the beginning as I read my Bible I…… Read more “When I Pray—Can I Count On Every Promise in Scripture?”
Am I Praying Wrong?
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice Let me begin with my conclusion. There is probably not a wrong way to pray if my heart is tuned-in with…… Read more “Am I Praying Wrong?”
Who Am I Talking with Anyway?
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice To converse with the Holy is not my natural language. I struggle and stammer for words. One of my first challenges after…… Read more “Who Am I Talking with Anyway?”
Interpreting God’s Silence
GodReflection: Silent God: Seeking His Voice The silence of God is the greatest test of our faith . . . Obviously, the silence of God is to…… Read more “Interpreting God’s Silence”
Long Intervals—Does God Speak English?
GodReflection: Silent God: Seeking His Voice On more than one occasion I’ve heard some who struggle with faith exclaim, “If only God would speak aloud to me…… Read more “Long Intervals—Does God Speak English?”
Silent God – Seeking His Voice
GodReflection: Silent God—Seeking His Voice In a recent re-read of Phillip Yancey’s book, Prayer, Does It Make Any Difference? I am struck again with how much I…… Read more “Silent God – Seeking His Voice”
God Protects
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living . . . we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son…… Read more “God Protects”
Live Faith and Glover Shipp
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. And this is the…… Read more “Live Faith and Glover Shipp”
Live Love
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them . . . We love because he first loved us. – John…… Read more “Live Love”
Jesus is God Among Us
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is…… Read more “Jesus is God Among Us”
Watch Out For The Devil
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living . . . Do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is…… Read more “Watch Out For The Devil”
Don’t Deny Jesus
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living “Just as it has taught you, remain in him.” – John the Apostle John was there. He witnessed Peter’s declaration of fidelity, the…… Read more “Don’t Deny Jesus”
Love My Siblings
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. 1 John 2:6 The stand with the lemonade made from popular culture…… Read more “Love My Siblings”
The Real Jesus
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living In the sense that the apostle John uses the term in his letters, I can’t remember coming across a false teacher in a…… Read more “The Real Jesus”
Guardrails For Living
GodReflection: Guardrails for Living It was an Opel Kadett. The color was sort of a washed-out mustard color like someone had mixed a generous portion of white…… Read more “Guardrails For Living”
Closing Grace Thoughts
GodReflection: Breathing Grace I am reminded of two of Jesus’ fictitious stories told to illustrate the treasured value of grace. He told of two men who found…… Read more “Closing Grace Thoughts”
Grace Found at God’s Throne
Grace Found at God’s Throne GodReflection: Breathing Grace Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes…… Read more “Grace Found at God’s Throne”
Grace That Isn’t Grace
GodReflection: Breathing Grace For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. – Paul an apostle of Jesus…… Read more “Grace That Isn’t Grace”
Why Must I Always Be Right Rather than Breathe Grace?
GodReflection: Breathing Grace There is the old joke about the guy who admitted to being wrong one time but can’t remember when it was or what he…… Read more “Why Must I Always Be Right Rather than Breathe Grace?”
Grace and the Unsolvable
GodReflection: Breathing Grace “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” – The Lord God I’d make a lousy counselor. Counselors…… Read more “Grace and the Unsolvable”
Amazing Grace in my Sanitary World
GodReflection: Breathing Grace John Newton was a grace saved scoundrel. His early story is a great exhibit of life with the unfair. Although his mother dreamed of…… Read more “Amazing Grace in my Sanitary World”
Grace Covers Bad Decision
GodReflection: Breathing Grace It probably never was—but for sure today it is no longer in vogue to talk about sin. To say “I sinned” just feels out…… Read more “Grace Covers Bad Decision”
Grace Is Available Through Faith
GodReflection: Breathing Grace For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8…… Read more “Grace Is Available Through Faith”
Grace Seats Me With God Now
GodReflection: Breathing Grace This is a big idea post. It is an idea so huge that I can’t grasp it in its entirety. It’s a current reality…… Read more “Grace Seats Me With God Now”
How Can I Learn to Breathe Grace?
GodReflection: Breathing Grace God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under…… Read more “How Can I Learn to Breathe Grace?”
Too Good Not To Be True
GodReflection: Breathing Grace As late as last week I listened as a news anchor described the saga of a lady whose car was stuck in a repair…… Read more “Too Good Not To Be True”
Grasp For Grace
GodReflection: Breathing Grace Ever since Dr. Pate held me upside down by my heels to slap me on the backside I’ve grasped for breath. I didn’t know…… Read more “Grasp For Grace “
Breathing Grace from Breath Filled Word
GodReflection:Breathing Grace To breathe grace over others I must first have grace breathed upon me. That breath can only flow from THE WORD whose character is grace.…… Read more “Breathing Grace from Breath Filled Word”
To Live and to Breathe Grace
GodReflection: Breathing Grace Although I grew up in a church of grace I didn’t realize it at the time. Our church didn’t have to be in a…… Read more “To Live and to Breathe Grace”
Steadfastness Turns the Table
GodReflection: Life With The Unfair They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord. – Psalms 112:7 I conclude this…… Read more “Steadfastness Turns the Table”
My Thinking Progress With The Unfair
GodReflection: Life With The Unfair I hope that I’ve added clarity to my thinking about Life With The Unfair over the last nine posts. Here are some…… Read more “My Thinking Progress With The Unfair”
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