GodReflection: I Believe. I believed in Santa Claus. But not anymore. It was ok for a while. In fact, it was fun—my life filled with suspense, anticipation,…… Read more “What Do I Believe—For Real?”
Tag: Holy
No Longer My Own but Yours
GodReflection: Talking with God. This morning I want to explore what Jesus’ called “closet” prayer. For Jesus, closets are more than storage space with closed doors and…… Read more “No Longer My Own but Yours”
Can (Will) I Trust an Invisible God?
GodReflection: Has God Noticed? The World Is In Chaos. My wife and I are blessed with seven wonderful nieces and nephews. The first-born nephew, like any first-born…… Read more “Can (Will) I Trust an Invisible God?”
Just Who Is God and Should I Care That Chaos Continues?
GodReflection: Has God Noticed?—The World Is In Chaos. Good morning. In many ways the current posts are an attempt to build on the foundation of hope explored…… Read more “Just Who Is God and Should I Care That Chaos Continues?”
Hope Multiplies
GodReflection: A Secure Grip On Hope. God does not hesitate to use deserts as grounds to train. Abraham, Moses, Elijah, David, and John the Baptizer were all…… Read more “Hope Multiplies”
What Ever Happened To Holy?
GodReflection: Is Grace Still Amazing? Only God knows how television impacts my soul over a lifetime. I date back to its rollout years. It did not take…… Read more “What Ever Happened To Holy?”
Grace Peaks Create Amazement – part four
GodReflection: Is Grace Still Amazing? In the previous three posts, I initiated the exploration of eight high points of grace found across the pages of Scripture. They…… Read more “Grace Peaks Create Amazement – part four”
Grace Peaks Create Amazement – part two
GodReflection: Is Grace Still Amazing? When I contemplate specific God acts found in Scripture designed to prepare me to receive his grace, I should stand in holy…… Read more “Grace Peaks Create Amazement – part two”
The Mountain Shook
GodReflection: Walk Toward the Quake For three months God’s people walked toward a quake. Life as they had known it is in the midst of Holy tremors.…… Read more “The Mountain Shook”
Walk Toward the Quake
GodReflection: Walk Toward the Quake For thousands of years earthquakes have marred the face of earth and humanity with death and destruction. Anyone who has ever lived…… Read more “Walk Toward the Quake”
Contract Promise: ALL My Sin Forgiven
GodReflection: My Contract with Jesus Reviewed God wired me with a task-oriented personality. I have created more lists over a lifetime than I could possible count. However,…… Read more “Contract Promise: ALL My Sin Forgiven”
Soul Mates: Strength, Mind, Heart
GodReflection: Is It Well With My Soul? “You stir us to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our heart is…… Read more “Soul Mates: Strength, Mind, Heart”
Soul Food
GodReflection:Is It Well with My Soul? “I heard Your voice from on high. “I am the food of the fully grown. Grow and you will feed on…… Read more “Soul Food”
Each Time He Hears Yes God Smiles
GodReflection: What Make God Smile? I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight”…… Read more “Each Time He Hears Yes God Smiles”
God Smiles When I Honor Him as Holy
GodReflection: What Make God Smile? In my last post I attempted to paint the picture of intimacy with God that is made available through Jesus. I affirmed…… Read more “God Smiles When I Honor Him as Holy”
Am I Holy?
GodReflection: Life in the Holy Presence If the root is holy, so are the branches (Romans 11:16). Too often when I hear the word holy applied to…… Read more “Am I Holy?”
Life in the Holy Temple
GodReflection: Life in the Holy Presence The Lord is in his Holy Temple; let all the earth be silent before him (Habakkuk 2:20). In my Bible I…… Read more “Life in the Holy Temple”
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”
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
GodReflection: Power Words What adds texture to life is the fact that every person I meet; be they close family, distant relatives, neighbors, clerks, or authors, each…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy”
Almighty Draws Spontaneous Worship
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 God is greater than my vocabulary…… Read more “Almighty Draws Spontaneous Worship”
Community beyond My Church
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 The big over arching designation of…… Read more “Community beyond My Church”
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”
Holy
GodReflection: Power Words It seems audacious to think of using a signpost word that is beyond definition as a word to power my life. Such is the…… Read more “Holy”