Posted: April 18, 2012 at 1:19 pm
It’s only just occurred to me that there is something more primary to spiritual life than prayer. Desire. It comes before everything. Before I pray, speak, or move, I must first want something, and desire it enough to act or utter. Jesus said that we will receive what we desire in prayer (Mark 11:24). The […]
Posted: April 11, 2012 at 5:15 pm
I know it’s a simplification to say this, but I think simple is good. I often tell people that what God is doing with the world can be summed up in two categories: Discipleship, and Missions. I invite you to suggest a Christian activity that doesn’t fit into one of these… He is at […]
Posted: April 4, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Imagine you are a young soldier in the military. Imagine you serve under a totalitarian regime who regularly murder and abuse innocent civilians. Imagine your unit enters a village and the people scatter out of sheer fear for their lives. Imagine that the one man who is forced to stay behind and […]