For nearly two full years we’ve been living in an unpredictable, uncertain world. Many are wondering … what if 2022 is exactly the same? Or some might think … COULD 2022 BE A WHOLE LOT WORSE? The past two years have brought more than physical suffering and illness. They have infected our way of life, […]
For nearly two full years we’ve been living in an unpredictable, uncertain world. The COVID years have brought suffering and illness, plagued our thoughts, crippled our plans, weakened relationships, decimated trust. They have infected our way of life and created a state of chronic chaos. Scroll through your social media feeds, watch the news, […]
Welcome to The Receptive Life video series. This week we will focus on Station 1 of the Daily Practice: The Sign of the Cross and the Daily Invocation. Here’s today’s video … Day 1: The Sign of the Cross and Trinitarian Invocation In the coming weeks (on Mondays – Fridays), I’ll walk you through each of […]
Behind every story there’s a backstory – the story behind the story. In this video I trace the events and experiences that “flipped” my spiritual ladders from performance to reception. In the video I talk about … washing out of the pre-med program the spiritual ladder of “performance” my parents 30 day notice my first […]
In this new year I’d like to offer up a spiritual framework that will teach you how … to defend yourselves against the “unholy trinity” (the devil, the corrupt world, and your own sinful flesh) to fight using the Scriptures and all of the promises of the person and work of Jesus to rest and […]
The peace of Jesus to you and your home. Come what may, we do belong to Him and He abundantly gives all gifts needed for this life and the one to come. On Monday, January 24th, I’ll be starting a new video series called The Receptive Life. It’s a spiritual framework and a daily practice that […]
As we begin 2022, I’d like to share with you six Scriptural metaphors that reorient our understanding of … the incessant attacks of the “unholy trinity” (the devil, the corrupt world, and our own sinful flesh) the daily work of the Triune God on behalf of His creation the power of the Word of God […]
A blessed New Year to you and your family. It’s been a hard couple of years for all of us. With a sure and certain hope, we commend 2022, and all that we love, into the hands of the Triune God. Come what may, we do belong to Jesus. fighting the “unholy trinity” in 2022 […]
During the summers of the 1980’s construction boom years, I delivered building supplies for Ulrich Lumber all over the Metro Detroit area. Through the long hours in the yard and on the road, the Lord provided just enough shekels to get me through college and seminary. I remember one of the perks of driving the […]
The Bible is God’s Word to us! It is the revelation about the person and work of Jesus, the Son of God, for the forgiveness of sins. It’s a book full of good and gracious news written to give us hope. For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so […]
We just finished our first “Got Questions?” ZOOM meeting. We went about 90 minutes and talked about the following questions: Why do we have so many gods, idols and religions in this world? How do we interpret the Scriptures? What’s the role of human reason, emotion and experience? Why is there sin? death? Where is […]
Do you or your friends have questions about … God, the Bible, the Christian faith and/or the world that we live in? If so, I’d like to try and help! Here’s what I would like to offer: a simple way to ask your question (a digital submission form) a safe place to ask your questions […]
NEW THIS SUMMER Friends and Daggers (Summer edition) “Praying the Psalms with Jesus” When you first begin praying your way through the Psalms, you might feel as if you’re a spiritual pilgrim traveling through a strange yet sacred land. Start traveling and it doesn’t take long to realize that this prayerbook (and hymnal) given to […]
Friends, Thanks be to the Triune God for His Word. He has graciously revealed Himself to us in the Scriptures and in the flesh (incarnate) in Jesus. We’ve just finished the 40 Day “eXPlain it” Challenge! (Well, actually it was 50 days because I added the 10 days between the Ascension of Jesus and Pentecost). […]
All of the Scriptures Point to Jesus For forty days after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples and taught them about the Kingdom of God. He opened up the Old Testament (the Books of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms) and “eXPlained” to them that all of the Scriptures foretold, foreshadowed and revealed His […]
