On the Road to Jericho Have you ever heard “It’s all in the details”? The quote comes from creative genius Walt Disney, and it’s a good thing to keep in mind as you read the Bible. You may be reading a passage and notice something and think, “I wonder why he mentioned that?” Doing some … Read more
Don’t Set Perfection As Your Goal You may think this title doesn’t make any sense. “Embracing imperfection? Who wants to be imperfect?” you may ask. Well, who wants to spend their entire life being unhappy? The answer would be no one. But that is what you are likely to do if you are always … Read more
You May Not Even Realize It You see it in the news regularly. It’s a worldwide problem, and the more technology develops, the faster it grows. The list of victims grows longer and longer with each passing year. The problem of identity theft is widespread. And yet, it’s … Read more
Life-Changing…Really? I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “It was a life-changing experience!” And it’s probably true that the phrase is often used as somewhat of an exaggeration. But for me, attending a “Living Free in Christ” seminar taught by Dr. Neil Anderson in 1997 truly was a life-changing experience. I first became exposed to Dr. … Read more
Can I See Your ID? I got saved in 1973 during the height of the Jesus People movement which swept across the country from the West Coast to the East Coast. Like many, I was a very confused teenager trying to “find myself.” I heard a lot of great Bible teaching…but not much about the … Read more
If you do a search in the Books category of Amazon.com for “identity in Christ,” you’ll come up with over 1,000 results. “Who I am in Christ” has become a hot topic, and rightfully so. Knowing who you are is critical to living a victorious Christian life. But sadly, many Christians have fallen victim to … Read more
A transformed life begins with an encounter with God. The Bible has many testimonials of people whose lives were forever changed by God, but perhaps one of the most dramatic and unexpected is the story of a Canaanite woman named Rahab. We first meet Rahab in Joshua chapter 2. The Israelites, after a forty-year journey … Read more
Looking For Change In All The Wrong Places I’m writing this in the first week of January. New Year’s Day has passed, but my inbox is still flooding with emails about making resolutions and setting goals and promises of “A New Year: A New You!” Are you being bombarded with similar messages? There’s nothing wrong … Read more
Lessons From Gideon, part 6 If you missed the previous Lessons From Gideon, scroll down to the bottom of this post. You’ll find them there! God has taken Gideon through a slow process of personal transformation. He has gone from wimp to warrior, securing a miraculous victory over hordes of enemy Midianites. The battle … Read more
Lessons From Gideon, part 5 If you missed the previous Lessons From Gideon, scroll down to the bottom of this post. You’ll find them there! Gideon’s transformation has begun, and now it’s time for action. Gideon has amassed an army of thirty-two thousand men to confront the marauding Midianites. Things are looking up. Israel is … Read more