“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
Here is an interesting story about prayer and our God speaking to people. I wrote this true story several years ago for my business website, Level 5 Services.com On April 30, 1983, Lois Main returned from a conference to her home in Coalinga, California. An oil town of 6,757 people, Coalinga is nestled in a …
Meet my dog, Jackson. I acquired him from the local shelter along with his “bunkmate,” Abby (with the red collar). Abby was a great-looking Labrador mix, with an estimated age of 10 or 11 years. She and Jackson, who was thought to be about four years old, arrived at the shelter together and appeared to …
"Abide In Christ" by Andrew Murray. Whitaker House, publisher, 251 pages. Bottom line up front: This is an extraordinary book from an extraordinary writer. It is a must-read volume that, if read with a heart seeking the indwelling Christ, will bring the reader into the way of life for which we were created and redeemed. …
The Pilgrim Song, Gerhard Tersteegen. Gerhardt Tersteegen was born at Moers, Germany , November 25, 1697. After his father's death when Gerhardt was only six, his mother was unable to send him to the university. He studied at the Gymnasium in Moers, and then earned a meager living as a silk weaver, sharing his daily …
The post "In the Beginning...." dated September 29,2024, which you can read here, ended with these words: "Human life is now without hope because our divine operating system, the indwelling life of our God, is not present in us. We are not equipped to live successfully without that life in us. History has proven that …
Herbert George "H.G." Wells was an English writer of non-fiction, fiction, and, most famously, science fiction. He is often referred to as both the "Father of Science Fiction" and the "Shakespeare of Science Fiction." Born in 1866 and dying some 80 years later, Wells was a social commentator and critic, a futurist, a prolific writer, …
Here we report on hymns and songs that express New Covenant truth. So many hymns and songs are weak if not sickly from the perspective of our New Covenant relationship with our God. Look here for hymns and songs the lyrics of which reflect the truth of the Gospel of the Kingdom. Why this matters: …
Back last April I was seeking the Lord to direct me regarding blogging. He directed. A great many people who identify as Christian are not in the habit of conversational communion with Him. To hear some tell it, our God no longer speaks directly to His people. These people will tell you that if you …
Jackson - A Most Unusual Dog. The pictures with this post is of Jackson, who was truly a most unusual dog. A pound rescue from 2015 (one of a pair of dogs I adopted that year), Jackson went on to be locally famous for his uncanny ability to find people who needed, well, and empathetic …
"Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." Genesis 2:7 If we go back, way back to the story of human beginnings, we find information that can breathe new life into our faith today. In …
One Pursuit 