STANDING ALONE

We are constantly being told who to hate and who to love – who to vote for and who to demean – who we should trust and those whom we should not trust. The Church has been called to stand alone with God in culture amidst all the strident voices and listen to God, not...

WHEN OUR SACRIFICE COSTS US SOMETHING

We know the depth of the Lord’s sacrifice that He paid for our redemption. His sacrifice cost Him everything. Nothing we offer can equal His sacrifice, but we have been called to live a sacrificial life. Our sacrifice for the sake of expressing God’s love...

JUST ONE DROP

From time to time, the Lord will lead me to worship Him with songs about the power of His blood. This attention to the blood is both an act of warfare and preparation. It’s always a reminder that the Lord is doing something new and redemptive. I was once invited...

CATTLE ON A THOUSAND HILLS

When the Lord said He has cattle on a thousand hills, He wasn’t referring to provision, though it can be inferred when we are experiencing lack and in need of provision. It was a statement about the kind of worship that pleases the Lord. The Lord wanted to get the...

THE POWER OF A SINGLE DROP

Because of time and distance from historic events, we tend to sanitize our interpretation of what happened. The massive sacrifices that took place in the Old Testament are such events. They were a bloody mess.  During the temple dedication, Solomon had 22,000...