“So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.” …
Category: Relating to God
How Shall We Press On to Know Our God?
Some people, when the conversation turns to intimacy and communion with their God, light up and become energized. It is clear they enjoy their God, and long for the consciousness of His presence. John Piper said this; “But to enjoy him we must know him. Seeing is savoring. If he remains a blurry, vague fog, …
The Quest to Know God
“Knowing the Bible is one thing. Knowing the author is another.” This simple statement is rich with profound truth. How many people come to learn many truths about the Bible, and never become intimate with its author? Far too many, I fear. We have built an entire “Christian education” system around learning facts and principles …
Familiarity, Not Facts; Intimacy, Not Information.
“There is no peace like the peace of those whose minds are possessed with full assurance that they have known God, and God has known them, and that this relationship guarantees God’s favor to them in life, through death and on forever.” - JI Packer What does it mean to know your God as it …
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“He Just Wants To Spend Time With You.”
Years ago, a speaker from Ireland was addressing a group of Young Life missionaries of which I was a part. The point of his message was the need for us to develop and maintain an intimate, conversational relationship with our God. Quintessentially Irish, with wild red hair, a fisherman’s beard, a distinct Irish brogue, flaming …
Collect stuff, pay bills, and watch Netflix
"The Chronicles of Narnia,” CS Lewis’ allegorical explanation of our life in this world, follows the adventures of four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie. These four children “accidentally” discover a magical world, the Kingdom of Narnia, and a host of amazing people and creatures who are all laboring under a spell of evil. …
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Change is the Constant
In the last post, I mentioned “some new content features” for the 1 Pursuit endeavor. Here is what to look for in the expanded format. The Adventure Blog – This blog will continue to feature posts related to the great adventure of knowing our God in a personal and intimate way. Stories from my life …
53 Days Changed Everything
Here it is, Good Friday, 2017. A day of solemn joy. Solemn as I think of the tremendous price paid by my God to ransom me from a death I deserve. To release me from a bondage to rebellion against Him. To restore me to fellowship and communion with Himself. And He paid that price …
The Resurrection of Christ Jesus
"By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade." - Desiderius Erasmus Why was the death of Christ Jesus necessary for our salvation? Understanding the purpose for our salvation is key to answering that question. As a race of humans we were created by our God to experience close …
On the Resurrection of Christ Jesus
“Indeed, taking all the evidence together, it is not too much to say that there is no single historic incident better or more variously supported than the Resurrection of Christ. Nothing but the antecedent assumption that it must be false could have suggested the idea of deficiency in the proof of it.” ― Brooke Foss …
Without Limit 