Leaning Into Why Jesus Apprehended You

Leaning Into Why Jesus Apprehended You

Recently I concluded a series at Abundant Life Church studying the Letter to the Philippians. One Sunday of that series dealt with the 3rd chapter and the encouragement to press on in our walk and life with Jesus Christ. As is often the case, I wanted to go back and...
Leaning Into Why Jesus Apprehended You

Behaving As Citizens of Heaven

A higher kingdom with a heaven born constituency led by the Highest King, naturally results in qualities of character that are unique, and in most cases, opposed to those of the natural world system. We have been born into this kingdom and have become subjects of this...
Leaning Into Why Jesus Apprehended You

Traveling at the Speed of Life

I know I am going to sound like an old codger reminiscing about the good ole days. I am willing to run that risk to address what I think is a very important matter. The fast pace of our Western lifestyle is counter-productive to almost every aspect of our lives. And...
Leaning Into Why Jesus Apprehended You

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

In 1918, Helen Lemmel came across a tract, “Focused: A Story and Song” penned by Isabella Lilias Trotter, a missionary toAlgeria. The words that moved Ms. Lemmel were, “So, then, turn your eyes upon Him, look full into His face and you will find that the things of...
Leaning Into Why Jesus Apprehended You

Living In Plain View of the Cross

As we are approaching the Easter season, it is a good time to address the topic of the cross of Jesus Christ. It has been said before (by me and others) that the cross is an ignored subject in far too many pulpits today. This is probably due to several reasons, not...