Matthew 18:19-20 –“If two of you on earth agree to ask for anything, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in my name, there I am among them.” The phrase “in my name” carries significant legal and authoritative implications. Just as […]
Witness
Smudges on Your Lens?
Today, a friend used a sound bite from the song “The Best Is Yet to Come” by North Point Worship in a short reel; the lyrics really stood out to me. You can read the lyrics below. They reflect my unwavering belief that we’re meant to go from glory to glory; resisting a persistent perspective […]
The Light Bearers
The Light Bearers Fan into flame the gift of God 2 Timothy 1:6 Humanity’s heart held captive Groaned for release Incarcerated by darkness The memory of welcoming fire and flame The fellowship with light Now distant memory Hopelessness and resignation The only companions of a reluctant heart Redeeming light battered the prison walls Invading, encompassing, […]
Be Real and Let His Light Shine Through You
For much of my High School years, I walked the quarter-mile to school with two friends, Annie and Annette. Our morning walks halted in my last year of High School as I became gravely ill and spent several months in bed. Their loyal friendship continued, and they often stopped on their way to school to […]
Allow Me Tell You What You Want
John was on the lookout for a new hangout, a casual cafe close enough to his new job that it would allow him a leisurely and peaceful lunch hour. As he strolled down a crowded sidewalk, he bumped into a sandwich board that advertised a cafe that promised nutritious, delicious, and tantalizing food at a […]
A Tale of Two Outreaches – Love Trumps Fear
In my early twenties, I took part in two short-term outreaches within a couple of months of each other. The first outreach was to a remote area of Canada, about 9 hours northwest of where I was living at the time. I am deliberately vague as to the exact location to protect the identities of […]