Essential Eschatology The end. It’s where we begin. We all have questions about what comes after this life. Eschatology is a study of the “end times”. It’s a look deeper into the future. In the Christian Scriptures eschatology takes a front row seat. Jesus talked...
Feeling God (XIV) | Truth Over Emotions
We often long to “feel” God in a more real, physical way. We desire to be emotionally affected by Him, to be conscious and aware of His presence, to be able to touch Him and see Him standing physically before us. Why? Why is that longing so strong in our hearts?...
Read Books but Prioritize Scripture — Read Scripture!
Again I confess, I never read much until this summer. And I’ve fallen in love with it. I choose a cozy spot with some cozy music and my cozy coffee, and I delve into a whole other world that the author creator. It thrills me to learn more from each writer, discovering...
Love Story by Nichole Nordeman @NicholeNordeman @WorthyPub
Text Tuesday: Love Story: The Hand That Holds Us from the Garden to the Gate Love Story is an exquisite narrative that exposes the emotional and human underside of major biblical events, including Adam and Eve’s dramatic fall in the Garden of Eden, Sarah and Abraham’s...
Feeling God (XIII)|Foundation Issues
I’ve mentioned the gift of vision that the Lord has blessed me with through His Spirit in some of my previous posts. I experienced a great many for a long period of time. But then came a time where I went weeks – months without seeing a vision. I couldn’t feel God’s...
The Wonder-Working God
In Jared C. Wilson’s book The Wonder-Working God: Seeing the Glory of Jesus in His Miracles, he rightfully makes clear the true meaning of a “miracle," and sets the glorious miracles of Jesus Christ and the miracle of Jesus Christ Himself deep into the hearts...
Reading Tip: How do you retain what you read? @Adouski
What is the best reading tip you'd tell others? Here are ours! I don't know if I'm the absolute best to give reading tips. I think I’ve mentioned somewhere in my earlier posts about writing or reading about how easily I distracted I am. It’s incredible, really. So...
The Grave Robber by Mark Batterson @MarkBatterson
How Jesus Can Make Your Impossible Possible Do we believe that God still does miracles? Do we expect him to move in miraculous ways in our day-in and day-out lives? Maybe we'd like to see miracles, but it's hard to see past our problems. All that is about to change,...
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Feeling God (XII)| A Testament
I look up to one of my greatest sisters with unfathomable admiration. By looking at her baby blue eyes and gentle, glowing smile, you’d never guess the terror she’s seen. She’s experienced horror that I could never endure. Yet her faithfulness to Jesus surpasses that...
Top 3 Writing Places
My writing is highlight affected by my surroundings. Different places give off different atmospheres and my writing is stirred by each one in particular ways. I’ve noticed that location even has a strong connection to my writing abilities and I have become...
Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up by Simon Chan
Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up by Simon Chan Review by Mike Reynolds (@mike_reynolds) Amazon.com IVPress.com Official Description A dynamic chapter of church history is now being written in Asia. But the theological inflections...
Feeling God (XI) | Real, Strong Faith
“You love Him, though you have not yet seen Him. And though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy, because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” 1 Peter 1:8-9 When I first came to...
The Unfinished Church by Rob Bentz
God's Broken and Redeemed Work-in-Progress “I love Jesus but hate the church.” We hear this kind of talk all the time, but what if it’s profoundly mistaken? Rob Bentz challenges readers to rethink this popular—yet ultimately harmful—mentality. Drawing on his...
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