“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
Many people see themselves as followers of Jesus Christ. By this they mean they believe the facts about Jesus as they have heard them. They may have gone forward at an event, believed enough to say a prayer of commitment to Him, and have tried to obey what they have chosen as His commands to …
Matthew 16:24-26 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what good will it do a person …
I will just put it out there. Most Christian books are written to sell books, and not to point people into a true New Covenant discipleship. Most expend their ink telling you what it is you should be doing by your own efforts to please our God, but not telling you how He wants us to relate …
"However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” - Jesus, in Luke 18 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is …
John 14:5-7 begins with a statement from Jesus to His disciples: “And you know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the …
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” – John, the apostle Light is a fundamental feature of the work our God is doing in the world. Light is a metaphor for our God, indicating purity and righteousness. It …
“A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from the righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as a saint.” John Calvin Galatians 3:27, “For all of you who were baptized into Christ …
Part 2 of the series, “How Shall I Then Live?” To become a US Navy SEAL, one must undergo such rigorous training and screening that the majority never complete the process. If one can survive to the end without quitting or being carried off, that person is a Navy SEAL. There’s one part of the …
There are two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way. The older fish nods at them and asks “How’s the water?” The two young fish say nothing, and swim on for a bit. Eventually, one of them looks over at the other and asks, “What the …
One Pursuit 