“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied!" Matthew 5:6 The Bible is probably one of the most beloved books of all times, and some find it a little intimidating, but it is meant to be like food and water to you...sustenance. Yeshua said we live not by bread… Continue reading How to Eat the Bible: 5 Simple Principles for Spiritual Nourishment
The older bull looked fondly at the four-year-old calf. Today was the day the calf would graduate from a "working steer" to bear the title of "Ox." Four years the young male cow had been trained. First came the cut, then he remembers being gently led by Handler's rope, hearing and obeying the Handler's voice… Continue reading “Step Up!”: A Bovine Conversation On Being Yoked and Working the Handler’s Fields
Imagine a perfect place. What would it look like? What would the temperature be like? Imagine wild animals walking next to you, under your care. Imagine walking with God in the cool of the evening every day and you have a picture of Eden. This was life as it was meant to be. They ate… Continue reading A Tale of Two Trees
Keeping the feasts of the Lord is a way to participate in the culture and life of God’s people as God’s people together. Celebrating the feasts is an invitation from the Lord and will be mandated in the Kingdom. We can prepare for that now! And it shall come to pass, that every one that… Continue reading Yeshua in the Jewish New Year Feasts (Free Resource)
If you spend time reading the Bible you will see that God is very concerned with His reputation. When He acts, He acts for the sake of His name and for His glory. Now, if he were a person, this would be arrogant, but because He is genuinely God, and genuinely good, it is the… Continue reading No Other God: Our Incomparable God and His Intolerance for Idolatry
Do you ever think about the Holy Spirit as a person? Not human but a person. A divine entity with a personality, personhood, existing existentially because he "is" God but also relationally, because he can be known. Thinking of Yeshua as a person is easy because he took on human flesh. Thinking of the Father… Continue reading How Well Do You Know The Holy Spirit?
You know the question. Maybe you are asking it yourself, or, if you are in a time of transition, others will certainly ask it of you. It is a question of vision, direction, perspective. What are you doing with your life? For so long my response was, “I have no clue.” Then it became goal-driven… Continue reading 5 Principles for Finding Your Ministry Placement
For the last several months, I have been fighting against what I would call emotional temptation. Part of it is that we are living cross-culturally in a country currently at war. We are living by faith financially and still building our support team. We are learning a new language, in unfamiliar territory, and missing friends… Continue reading Emotional Temptation: Fighting the First Appearance of Fear, Self-Loathing, Anxiety, Depression, and Despair
I wanted to explore this idea because everywhere I go these days I hear believers talking about people setting "boundaries" for others who want a relationship with them. I understand boundaries. I understand rules. I lived my whole life by them. Some are healthy. But I also know that boundaries with others can often become… Continue reading 5 Personal Boundaries Jesus Teaches: A Life-Giving Alternative to Holding Others to the “Boundaries” We Want to Set For Them
He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like… Continue reading Walking as Jesus Walked: Our “Asking” as Sons and Daughters as a Crucial Part of Ministry
