The Ancient Path

Power Prayer Jesus, I acknowledge that you are humble in heart and a lowly servant.  You are the personification of humility.  Although you are equal with God, you did not use that advantage but rather became nothing for my sake.  You washed my feet and call me to do the same to others.  You instruct…

THE HEART Commands God promises to… Guard it Love and be faithful with it Examines it and rewards accordingly Love God with it Store up wisdom in it Purifies it Trust God with it Decide what to give with it Restores it Yield it to God Believe with it Heals it Seek God with it…

The Curse – Genesis 3:17-19 & Romans 8:20-21  The futility, frustration, burdensomeness and painfulness of work is due to the curse  God’s Workmanship – Ephesians 2:8-10  My work does not bear the weight of having to save me  God steps in and does the work by making me new in Christ  I am created in…

The power of God is found in the gospel; the cross All power belongs to and comes from God; it is seen in creation which all belongs to him; our appropriate response is to worship and be in awe God exerts sovereign power over all things God wants his power to be seen and known; …

The Lord just invited me into a moment mid-work on a Monday morning to flood me with his love.  I told him at any point he is always welcome to do it to the fullest extent.  So he did it and what came to mind was a picture of Mom holding me as a baby…

I need to hear this more than anyone, but wanted to share with you. You don’t need to be a preacher or have an M.Div to deliver the most effective sermon there is.  The gospel. And you don’t have to look far to find the person most in need of hearing the message.  The mirror.…

I’m reflecting on the words of a wise man who once said “why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” Men – I have found it helpful at times to fast forward to the end of my life.  It’s…

It’s the day after Labor Day.  I’m working on easing back into work after a 4 day weekend which is always a challenge.  As I came downstairs to my ground floor home office this morning, I was struck with a startling thought.  There before me lay a half dozen categories of my life.  Work, spiritual…

I have ignored speed limits for basically my entire life.  I’ve only gotten a couple speeding tickets as a result, so not a lot of consequence.  I’ve been going through Steps of Freedom by Neil Anderson and was struck by the section on rebellion.  Specifically there’s a section that prompts you to confess to God…

How many people can you be just yourself around? Where you can show up as you are without putting something on that isn’t really who you are at the core. My guess is probably very few, if any. Now flip it around. How often do we put unfair expectations on others in our relationships and…