Meanderings Along the Way
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Blog posts on everything related to the spiritual life, updated weekly.
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14 NAS95) I cannot put into words what I experience right now in my life with God. Part of it touches prayer. Part of it touches obedience. Most of it touches love but being rooted and…
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! (Psalm 139:23-24 ESV) When I heard about the spiritual exercise of Morning Pages, I immediately sensed that it could be an open door to…
“Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.’” (Joshua 3:5 NIV UK) They’re just doors. Grey paint, brass handles. Nothing extraordinary. I’ve walked through them countless times without thinking. But look closer at this photo and you’ll notice something: two small cross-shaped marks pressed into the wood…
“‘Whose son are you, young man?’ Saul asked him. David said, ‘I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.’” (1 Samuel 17:58 NIV) The ribbons represent royalty. These red hues represent blood / bloodlines: the blood of Christ, the bloodline of Christ (Jesse, David, etc.), the bloodline of Saul, and the bloodline of…
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day…
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge” (Psalm 91:4 NIV) Earlier this year, during a quiet season with the Lord, i was drawn to Psalm 18. I was struck by the sheer volume of imagery indicating the security God provides for His children– He is our strength,…
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. (Acts 2:46-47 ESV) I’ve been given the label “foodie” many times in life. I enjoy really good food and sometimes questionably good food.…
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” (Hebrews 13:2 ESV) On a recent trip to Pakistan, I was reminded how far behind westerners are when it comes to hospitality. The last night, three of us stayed in Lahore in the home of a brother in the Lord…
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 NIV) My daddy, a GEM church planter in Austria, had his office in our home. As a child, I knew that when the door was closed, I should stay out and let him study as he prepared…
“For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;” (Matthew 25:35 NAS95) I never anticipated seeing myself as a stranger in my younger years. As I entered my host country of Poland, I realized…