“…He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn and burning the chaff with never-ending fire.” Matthew 3:11-12 NLT Teaching… what a great way to…… Continue reading winnowing… now…
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus… Philippians 2:3-5 NASB For Jesus… the needs…… Continue reading Jesus-like…
“…And when [the Helper] comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment…” John 16:8 ESV I saw it… and I knew I should… but I didn’t… I passed right on by… I waited for conviction to do its work… but it didn’t come… Still… I knew I should… so I turned…… Continue reading thoughts on conviction…
When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty. Jeremiah 15:16 NIV I’ve practiced this spiritual discipline for several years now… the discipline of asking God for one word as a theme for the year… A word to speak to my…… Continue reading new year… new word…
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 ESV In the course of a conversation… I was told I tend to… over-spiritualize… I wonder… Can Believers over-spiritualize…? Consider… Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary…… Continue reading can Believers over-spiritualize…?
Growth is always awkward… for us human beings… Babies learning to eat… Toddlers learning to walk… Teens learning to relate to one another… Awkward… Spiritual growth…. the same… Awkward… Learning to pray… hear… obey… Like Lazarus raised from the tomb… still wrapped in death clothes… needing help to get unwrapped… “Lazarus, come out.” The man…… Continue reading awkward…
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. –CS Lewis, The Abolition of Man CS Lewis Daily… comes to me via email… The quote today has me thinking about the teaching I do… Adults… second graders… teens… all different levels of interest and maturity… when it comes to faith……… Continue reading irrigating… an approach to teaching…
