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For too long, the church has sometimes acted as if holiness means pretending. Pretending we are above struggle. Pretending we are beyond temptation. Pretending that if we just keep the right appearance, everything must be fine underneath. But that kind of pretending does not make us holy. It makes us hidden. And hidden things growContinue reading “Wearing a Mask?”

Learning to live wisely in the gift of time “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” — Psalm 90:12 There are some verses you do not merely read. You live long enough to feel them. This is one of them. As I come to the close of year 88 andContinue reading “Teach Us to Number Our Days”

There are times when we do not realize how much of our understanding of Jesus has been shaped by the pictures we carry in our minds. Most of us have one. We may never have painted it, never framed it, never hung it on the wall, but it is there all the same. It isContinue reading “The Jesus Who Welcomes Us in Mercy Is the Same Jesus Who Reigns in Glory”

There are some things that become clearer only after life has had its say. Scripture does tell us not to forsake assembling together. That matters. We were never meant to walk alone. We need fellowship, correction, encouragement, and the steadying influence of other believers in our lives. Left to ourselves, it is easy to drift.Continue reading “Church & Gathering Redefined”

There are seasons when life in the Body of Christ feels less like walking in clear daylight and more like trying to make our way through a dust storm. Not open rebellion. Not outright collapse. Just dust everywhere. A swirl of confusion.Noise that does not stop.Restlessness that settles over people who once felt steady.Weariness thatContinue reading “DUST & REFINED GOLD”

Entering the Inner Rooms There comes a point in the journey where understanding is no longer enough. Up to now, we have traced the story of the temple through Scripture. We have seen it established, neglected, restored, corrupted, and cleansed. We have followed that movement all the way to Christ, and then further still, intoContinue reading “Cleansing Our Temple”

There are seasons in the life of a believer when something feels unsettled. Not wrong, exactly.But not at rest either. You can be doing the right things.Walking faithfully.Serving.Even seeing fruit. And yet… there is a quiet awareness underneath it all—a sense that something more is being asked of you. We often try to name thatContinue reading “SEASONS OF LIFE”

There are moments when language comes to us before clarity does. Fragments. Phrases. A stirring we can’t quite name. The winter of our discontent. Disquiet with the now. The calm before the storm. Winds of change. They arrive like echoes… not yet a message, but more than random thought. And if we sit with themContinue reading “DISCONTENT”

(Not High Beams) One night many years ago I found myself walking outside in the dark with nothing but a small lantern. It was not a powerful light. It cast a modest circle of illumination only a few feet wide. The path beyond that circle disappeared into darkness. No matter how high I lifted theContinue reading “The Kingdom Runs on Lamp Light”