The Journal of a Journey
God spoke identity over His Son. He proclaimed that this was His beloved Son. The voice that spoke the universe into existence was now speaking identity.
And immediately after this, the Holy Spirit whisked Jesus off to the desert for 40 days of temptation. The Bible records three specific temptations, and they all deal with identity. Read More …
Today, my pastor preached possibly the most powerful message I have ever heard him preach. He spoke from John 13:1-17, the story of Jesus washing His disciples’ feet. Halfway through the story, we come to Peter. Peter, of course, is Read More …
As Brian finished praying over me, I jumped to my feet, threw my hands in the air, and shouted “I’m healed!” As you’ve seen from the rest of this series, it’s been a long journey for me. I recently tipped Read More …
After my phenomenal weekend at Vertical 2017, I felt that it was time to look for another job. You see, for 18 years I had worked on my family farm. For close to 30 years, I had lived with my Read More …
“…draw me closer, Precious Jesus. Hear the prayer my heart is crying out to you…”
It was truly my heart cry. I knew Jesus, but I wanted more. I wanted more than what I was experiencing at that point.
And He answered. Read More …
A year ago, I had a life-changing weekend. It was rather random, you might say. A Facebook friend, who I still have not yet met in real life, invited me to like the page for a youth event. I might Read More …
As I began to read about the effects of sexual abuse, I started to see some definite similarities between the effects of sexual abuse and spiritual abuse. Both can seem fairly innocuous. Both can have far-reaching consequences that no one, including the victim, recognizes as the result of the abuse.
But the results are there, nonetheless. Read More …
So, now we’re alive again. We’re living, not on our own life, but the life of Jesus Himself.
So what happens if we try to die again?
In other words, whose life, then, are we trying to die to? Read More …
I didn’t really believe that God wanted me in His kingdom. I certainly didn’t think I delighted His heart or brought joy to Him unless I did some good work for Him. I didn’t believe that He had chosen me. I didn’t really grasp that I was His son.
And I didn’t believe that He is the basis of my righteousness. Read More …
A woman with a “meek and quiet” spirit can be the adventurous type, or the type that’s not afraid to speak in front of a thousand people. Actually, a meek and quiet spirit would help her to do so without freaking out.
I know, that might sound like a 180 degree shift from your picture of a “meek and quiet spirit”. It’s time to reprogram. Read More …