the prayer God never answered

On 22 June, 2010 · 4 Comments

For years I prayed a prayer… and God never answered it.

What I was praying for was clearly in my best interest. I could even see how I could have a greater impact if God would just answer it. I even thought I saw him start to answer my prayer two distinct times.

But, [...]

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jesus is the new wine

On 21 June, 2010 · 2 Comments

New wine is not put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed.

These are Jesus’ words in Matthew 9 – they are a beautiful metaphor that clearly illustrate how he views both himself and the world – and they beg the [...]

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blessed are the spiritual losers

On 16 June, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Sermon on the Mount is a radically subversive manifesto of the ways of Jesus’ Kingdom.

And it starts with the key message: blessed are those who struggle.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
– Heaven belongs to those whose spirits are broken, empty or [...]

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