Healing Grace for Your Emotions
I was frozen in my chair, trembling with fear. The conference speaker had challenged us, “Stand up if you’re ready to surrender all to God!”…
Asking God to Heal is Loving
During graduate school, we attended the Vineyard in Anaheim, California where John Wimber was the pastor. Like David, Gideon, or Mary Magdalene, he was an…
Joining Jesus’ Sabbath Day
Lectio Divina is a delightful way to pray through a Bible passage. In our Soul Shepherding ministry, we use an especially refreshing and encouraging approach…
Christmas Joy in a Crazy Year
Each year during the Advent season I pick a character from the nativity scene to spend some time reading about in scripture while praying and listening to the Lord.
Fasting
While fasting Jesus said, “My food, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work” (John 4:34). Fasting as a discipline for the spiritual…
Listen to God in Prayer
It was Monday morning. I meditated on Scripture for a few minutes, sang a Psalm, and said some prayers. As I was finishing my breakfast…
Psalm 23 Recovery Version
Psalm 23 is for people in recovery. It’s not just alcoholics who need to get in recovery — we’re all sinners in need of recovery.…
Psalm 23 Translations, Hymns, and Poems
Psalm 23 is the most loved chapter in the Bible. It is probably the most famous poem ever composed. The only prayer that surpasses it…
The Best Fort Ever!
One year when I was a boy a bad tornado was approaching our home in suburban Chicago. I was watching the weather reports on television…
The Kingdom of God
In his Doctor of Ministry class for pastors Dallas Willard teaches that “The Gospel is a spiritual reality about a spiritual reality… the availability of…
Pictures for Healing our Image of God
Your image of God is the most important aspect of your psychological makeup. Probably, like most people, you’ve picked up some damaging distortions in your…
Enjoy the Hospitality of the Trinity (with Rublev’s Icon)
Welcome to the embrace of the Trinity! I invite you to enjoy with me this beautiful ancient painting by Rublev and experience the hospitality of…