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Memorizing Scripture
November 4th, 2025
One of the best things and at the same time the hardest thing I do in my daily spiritual discipline is to memorize Scripture. The older I get the harder I find it to be, but years ago I read a little ... Read More
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The Trees of the Field
November 1st, 2025
I’ve been memorizing Psalm 96 and this morning I was working on 11-13a. In the NLT is says, “Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the ... Read More
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Fight the Good Fight
October 28th, 2025
In Disciple’s Prayer Life, TW Hunt shared a prayer that he prays every day, “Lord, open my eyes to see spiritual reality and open my ears to hear your voice.” That resonated with me today…especially b... Read More
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Fight the Good Fight
October 14th, 2025
This past Sunday I preached my last sermon from Paul’s first letter to Timothy. In the last chapter he said, “Fight the good fight of the faith.” The simple truth is this, true Christianity is a fight... Read More
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Singing and Dancing with the Trees and their Creator
October 11th, 2025
Yesterday morning I was sitting outside under two oak trees and looking over the neighbor’s pasture. I turned to Psalm 96 and began to pray it. In the NLT the psalmist opens with,“Sing a new song to t... Read More
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lessons from a dog
October 10th, 2025
I read through Philippians 2 yesterday and marveled once again at the Incarnation. CS Lewis pictures the sacrifice of Christ this way. Imagine sitting in a chair and lying at your feet is a dog who is... Read More
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Where was the Nathan in Solomon's life?
October 9th, 2025
I was reading 1 Kings 11 yesterday which is about the turn of Solomon’s heart. The man who is called wise, the man who experienced God come to him not one but twice, the man who was the son of the man... Read More
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Deliberative Acts of the Will
October 7th, 2025
I’m in the middle of studying for a sermon and I came across this quote from Robert Mounce,“Holiness of life rarely progresses apart from the deliberative acts of the will. While sanctification is gra... Read More
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Pouring Alcohol on a Rock
October 6th, 2025
In Against the Machine, Paul Kingsnorth speaks of the move of the Enlightenment philosophers as they attempted to replace a culture built around “a sacred order.” When we lose a Higher meaning to life... Read More
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Do you mortify?
October 2nd, 2025
“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.”(Col 3:5-6 ESV)J... Read More
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Macbeth's Soliloquy
September 29th, 2025
Mrs. Milner taught British Lit my Senior Year of High School. She made us memorize Macbeth’s famous soliloquy,“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowCreeps in this petty pace from day to dayTo the last... Read More
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A Lesson from Erika Kirk
September 25th, 2025
Earlier this week I wrote about the Amish response to the man who killed their children…they forgave him. I mentioned Erika Kirk’s statement, but didn’t say much about it…I’ve been processing the bea... Read More
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April
Rungs in the ladder of prayerThe Rung of ResidenceThe Prayer Rung of ComprehensionThe Rung of FullnessCommitment to PrayerChristlike in PrayerPrayer is the WorkHow to PrayPraying the ArmorHow to pray without ceasingPraying the PsalmsThree Kinds of PrayerWrite it DownGood Friday PrayerPraying with TozerPraying with Tozer part 2Praying with Tozer part 3Praying with John StottThree Keys to PrayerPraying with PaulPraying with PaulA Reason to Praise
May
Praying to Continue in the FaithPraying as I ReadKeeping in Step with the Holy SpiritA Page from my Prayer JournalLiving a Spirit Filled LifeSaturated in the Word as we Pray the WordAbounding in LovePraying for the LostFilled with the FullnessWalk by the SpiritLed by the SpiritLive by the SpiritKeep in Step with the SpiritSpiritual RhythmsLife is War so PrayChasing HolinessPrayer as a Wartime Walkie TalkieGod has given us everything we needChanged as we get to know GodDivine NatureAbba FatherAbba in HeavenHallowed be Your nameKingdom ComeYour will be doneGive us this day
June
Forgive UsAs we forgive othersDeliver us from evilAmenIntimacy and PrayerThe Manifest PresenceBoarder or ChildKnowledgeStrengthen me with PowerFullnessThat He May GrantA Work of the TrinityValley of VisionDoing what we're Created to DoThe Ultimate ArtistIntimacy with GodFour Circles of IntimacyFour Pictures of IntimacyI need to repent of my repentanceWe were made to worshipCome into His presence singingPray BoldlyWhy PrayDo You Pray?Equipment for PrayerPray and Expect God to Move
July
The Value of PrayerPress OnPray without CeasingRefuel DailyThe Trinity in our PrayersThe Difference Prayer MakesNo gaps in our time with GodEverything will ChangePrayer-Reading the BiblePrayer-ReadingTime in the PresenceEternal ThingsLearning to WaitPraying for the SickHow Important is PrayerPraying with HopeKeep it UpThe Church's Prayer BookChristlikeness requires Time with ChristDaily Walk with JesusGod-IntoxicatedHoly Spirit PossessionEvery Moment HolyThree Assumptions of JesusYour Father who is in secret.