Lessons Learned from An Unlikely Source
Years ago, a unique little girl, Bethany Hope Bowditch passed into glory, after 17 years of life. Her life was fraught with difficulty, for she was born with severe…
Observations of God, his word, and his church
Political Separation
The Baptist theological doctrine of "separation of church and state," though bearing the same name, differs from its political counterpart. The theological belief deals more with means and ambition, not…
The Fullness of Immanuel (John 1)
The name prophesied for Jesus from before his coming to Bethlehem was “Immanuel,” or, “God with us.” We are all familiar enough with the Christmas story to know that Jesus…
The Wrestler
When God purposes to bless sinful, self-confident, and ambitious people, he wrestles against their self-willed power until he irrevocably breaks their mortal strength. Suddenly, they find that the blessing they…
The Breaking of the Light
Existence began in a deluge; the Spirit of Jehovah moved upon the currents of the void. Then, Suddenly, the first recorded words burst across the primordial chaos; "Light, be." So,…
Followers of the Man, Christ Jesus (Heb 2:9-18; 4:14-16; 12:1-3)
The elite soldiers of Jesus Christ are not the strongest, most gifted, and most righteous; they are the broken souls who dare to tenaciously follow their Captain through the darkest…
An Encounter with Immanuel
A testimony anchored in Isaiah 61 I have spent five years in a fearful captivity; one that crushed my soul to its core. My dearest joys were taken away,…
The Gospel for the Traumatized- Isaiah 61
Sin is destructive. One of the first lessons in scripture we learn is that sin brings death on a cosmic scale. It is not simply a legal punishment for sin,…
The infinite Jehovah and his broken people (Isaiah 57:10-21)
Our spirituality is as earthly and limited as ourselves; and the vast expanse of our being that is not within the little box called “our walk with God” becomes a…
Expectations that Exceed our Brokenness (Isaiah 54)
God sometimes leads his people into captivity: a captivity that burrows to the very depths of the spirit, chaining the soul in all encompassing, perpetual fear. All other affections are…
