“Are your problems bigger than God, or is God bigger than your problems? Our biggest problem is our small view of God. That is the cause of all lesser evils. And it’s a high view of God that is the solution to all other problems.” - Mark Batterson “Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you …
Category: A New Covenant Life
Prayers of Faith: Repetition
Fourth in a series on prayers of faith. “We treat God like a slot machine. You put a coin in the machine, pull the handle, and see if you score. If you do, you can quit. If you don’t, you’ll probably try again and again, as long as your change holds out, waiting for the …
Prayers of Faith: Reliance
Third in a series on prayers of faith. “If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting….” - James, the brother of Jesus of Nazareth Praying, despite all the ink devoted to discussing it, seems …
Prayers of Faith – Simplicity
Second in a short series on praying in faith "...they think that they will be heard because of their many words." - Jesus of Nazareth, as recorded by Mathew In the last post, the words of Jesus on praying intimately with the Father in heaven were the focus. Now, Matthew 6:7-8 are the focus. In …
Prayers of Faith – Intimacy
“But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” - Jesus of Nazareth, as recorded by Matthew As followers of Christ, we are enjoined to “pray without ceasing,” and “devote yourselves to prayer, …
Acceptance: The Crux of the Matter
Part three in a three-part series on acceptance of difficulty. “We must accept and cooperate with the inevitable. If we rail and kick against it and grow bitter, we won’t change the inevitable; but we will change ourselves.” - Dale Carnegie Unfortunately, the Dale Carnegie quote above reflects the way many people go through the …
Acceptance: The Gift of Difficulties
Part 2 in a series on acceptance of difficulties, trials, and suffering. “Whatever is in the cup that God is offering me, whether it be pain and sorrow and suffering and grief along with the many joys, I am willing to take it because I trust Him.” - Elisabeth Elliot In the previous post, we …
Acceptance and the Problem With Bears
Acceptance and the Problem With Bears “That which does not kill you makes you stronger.” – attributed to Frederik Nietzsche One of my favorite quotes is this one from Frederik Nietzsche. It is because it has been handily rewritten by the wilderness community into this: “That which does not kill you makes you stronger...except bears. …
Startling News, Audacious Courage
“Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Mary the mother of Jesus, to the angel announcing the coming birth of Jesus, as recorded in Luke 1:38 One of my heroes in the Gospel narratives is Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her fortitude in dealing with …
The Lord’s Prayer a Model
“We hear it said that a man will suffer in his life is he does not pray; I question it. What will suffer is the life of the Son of God within him, which is nourished not by food but by prayer...Prayer is the way the life of God is nourished.” --Oswald Chambers If prayer …
Without Limit 