Telling Our Faith Stories
One thing we don’t do enough of as Christians is to tell our faith stories to one another. What I mean by “faith stories” is quite simple – stories that communicate God’s faithfulness and sufficiency to meet our every need. I think there are at least two reasons for this. First, we aren’t stepping out in faith and trusting God so we simply don’t have … Continue reading Telling Our Faith Stories
On being an effective worm
“Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord” (Isaiah 41:14). We humans don’t think too highly of worms, do we? We know they have their place in the world, but we are not very impressed with them. Well, how would you like to be compared with a worm? That’s exactly what the prophet Isaiah, … Continue reading On being an effective worm
What is the Illumination of the Holy Spirit?
J.I. Packer: “The work of the Spirit in imparting this spiritual understanding is called illumination or enlightening. It is not a giving of new revelation, but a work within us that enables us to grasp and to love the revelation that is there before us in the biblical text as heard and read, and as explained by teachers and writers. Sin in our mental and … Continue reading What is the Illumination of the Holy Spirit?
Shepherd the Flock 