
From the Mount of Transfiguration to the Valley of Tragedy and Beyond
We are so prone to want to build something to somehow hold the work of God, to try and contain it, memorialize it, even extend it.
We are so prone to want to build something to somehow hold the work of God, to try and contain it, memorialize it, even extend it.
To be with Jesus is to be transformed. To be with Him is to become like Him.
One of the greatest truths Jesus came to teach us is, “God loves you anyway.” No matter what your feelings say.
What is happening at Asbury University is a remarkable, unique movement of God among students which has spread across the globe.
Remember, this is an invitation. Will you follow Jesus? Don’t let the failings of his followers deter you. Come and see for yourself.
The gravity of Jesus and his kingdom is so strong you can’t keep people away.
What must be recovered in the church is the symbiotic linkage between discipleship and agency.
The most supernatural miracle of all is that the seed of Jesus, in the humble soil of human life, produces a yield of such a extraordinary fruit.
Acts 1:8 (NIV) “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of
It takes an empowered humility to let God be God apart from our helpful agendas, big ideas, and best intentions.
Whereas the Pharisees fasting was legalistic, my sense of John’s fasting was activistic. Jesus turned both kinds upside down.
We need to relearn and retrain in the practice of withdrawing from the din of the world in order to draw near to the heart, mind, will, and voice of Jesus.