unnervingly free

On 27 January, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

The moment we start to get nervous we’re too free is the moment we’ve begun to understand the beginnings of the freedom God wants for us.

It’s the kind of freedom that releases us from the opinions of people who judge us.

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Glory of the Heavens

On 25 January, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Central to the Christian worldview is the idea that the presence of the Spirit of God rests in each believer’s life. And for most of us, that’s kind of intimidating.

The very presence of God residing in us.
In the midst of our weakness.
Throughout the cycles of pain and struggle we can’t get [...]

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On the Wings of the Messiah

On 19 January, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The sun of righteousness will rise with healing on its wings.
– God’s word through the prophet Malachi

It’s one of the final words in the Hebrew Bible, leaving the reader in anticipation for the Messiah. A figure, Malachi also says, will come after Elijah has been sent. And the Old Testament [...]

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