Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me. Psalm 25:4-5a
Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a “power base for the enemy,” that is, a stronghold. (Elizabeth Elliot) I read this quote recently. It made me want to …
Continue reading Spiritual Strongholds: The enemy is in our camp! (Part One)
A person reading Leviticus on the surface may be "put off" a bit by all the descriptions of bloody sacrifice, laws of clean and unclean things, and so many details. But seen through the lens of Christ's sacrifice on the cross, which fulfilled every requirement, it is a beautiful picture of our redemption and atonement. …
Idolatry. The children of Israel struggled with idolatry. We see this pattern many times in the Old Testament. It seems to be a common theme in all of scripture, as even in the New Testament, we are warned over and over against idols. In 1 John, a book written to assure us of …
Our “Gospel Project” is studying in Exodus, specifically Exodus 17. The children of Israel have left Egypt not too long ago, and on their way to the promised land are facing some challenges. There are so many life lessons in this experience for us! Particularly, they have lost sight of the goodness of God. How …
Here we are, at the end of another year of life. We look back on the last twelve months and consider hopefully what might be in our future for the next twelve. It’s a trait of our humanity, this marking of time. The God we serve exists outside of it – He is transcendent; He …
The Way Of The Word 