Is not this the God who armed me well, then aimed me in the right direction? 2 Sam 22:33 (MSG) Sins Rewritten – Part 4 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 In his book “Falling Upward,” Richard Rohr writes, “The genius of the biblical revelation is that it refuses to...
Oh Lord, you are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness. 2 Sam 22:29 (NLT) First Draft – Part 3 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.” Anne Lamott. “The first draft of anything is (crap).”...
You rescue the humble… 2 Sam 22:28 (NLT) Humble Before God – Part 2 Go to PART 1 We’ve said this before, and we’ll say it again (and again and again), it's important to ask two questions when reading the Bible: Who wrote this and who were they writing to? This...
God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes. 2 Sam 22:25 (MSG) Not Perfect – Part 1 2 Samuel 22 and Psalm 18 carry almost an identical Poem/Psalm, of Davids. In 2 Samuel, the Song is placed right before the chapter that records...
The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions. Prov 28:1 (NLT) This verse paints a picture in my mind of two groups of people. One group sit back in confidence. They are awake, aware, watching, and listening. They own their space...
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” – Frederick Buechner Place of Calling – Parable Series 2 – Part 7 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5 | PART 6 (OR go to Parable...
On finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matt 13:46 (NIV) Ultimate Value – Parable Series 2 – Part 6 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5 (OR go to Parable Series 1) The merchant lived a life of endless...
The Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearl… Matt 13:45 (NIV) Pearl of Great Price – Parable Series 2 – Part 5 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 (OR go to Parable Series 1) A moment of confession before we begin (and it will tie in...
A farmer went out to sow his seed… Matt 13:3 (NIV) Thorns and Seeds – Parable Series 2 – Part 4 Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 (OR go to Parable Series 1) Jesus audience in Matthew 13 would have loved talking about who was who – who were those who were...
As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty. Matt 13:23 (NIV) Soil and Seed – Parable Series 2 – Part 3 Go to PART 1 |...
