“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
Until this week, I have not posted on this blog since November 3, 2022. I took time away from writing to relocate from my home in NW Minnesota to a home further north and west in Minnesota. I purchased a small home up north in November of 2021 and spent thirteen months gutting it, rebuilding …
On surrender to the Spirit of Christ, from "The Surrendered Life." "Not that surrender is a meritorious act that wins the fullness of the Spirit, but simply the act needed to give the Spirit a chance to fill us. God does not flood our being with great tides of spiritual life, all independent of our …
"Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God." Paul the apostle, writing in 2 Corinthians 7:1 "For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness …
The rebellion of humanity against our God turned us away from His life and will in us. It turned us all toward our own life, our own will, our own way. The original source of life and meaning was the life of our God in us. The richness and fullness of the God life was …
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Trust, the behavior instructed in this passage, is often mistaken for belief. Some think that to trust is to simply believe the truth about …
John 16:7-15 “But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment: …
In the previous post we discussed the nature of sheep and how "we the sheeple" are pretty much the same. Understanding the work of the shepherd among the sheep, and the response of sheep to a good shepherd, will help us in our response to the Lord as our shepherd.. An old friend was a …
That makes us the "sheeple." Psalm 23:1 “The Lord is my shepherd...." The role of the shepherd is a prominent theme in the Bible, both old and new testaments. It is used as a picture of how the Lord takes care of His people, and is found often in the Psalms. David, the shepherd-king, was …
The story below illustrates our discussion of having faith like a child in the previous content post here. Helen Roseveare was a medical missionary in the Belgian Congo in the 1950s and 60s. She has written a number of books about the lessons learned there, and about the revival that was happening in the 1950’s …
Mark 10:13-16 “People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the …
One Pursuit 