Home Sickness
. Each year like a migrating bird I long for home. As the date drew nearer for our Threshold National Gathering the longing in me grew. I wanted to get “home” to my family, this odd group of Threshold Evangelists from across the country. This is the group where I find understanding and unconditional support. We […]
Keeping it Small Keeping it Simple!
I remember a time when I wanted to do great things for God. I had this image of me preaching eloquent and elegant sermons to throngs of people. I fed myself on a steady diet of the great preachers of history and longed to be like them. One of my preaching heroes was Stephen […]
It’s the Kingdom… Folks!
Sometimes when I ask things of people they say “I may as well help you because one way or the other you’ll get what you want.” I admit I can be pretty determined and I can be doggedly imaginative about achieving my desired results. I don’t think I am alone in this trait. What we […]
Open Eyes
I have this great picture of Jesus entry into Jerusalem. I see Bartimaeus spotting him coming down the road. The boy who had been delivered from deafness and muteness is shouting out “Here He comes!” Zaccheus is up a tree cutting down palm branches and handing them to the man with the formerly withered hand. […]
What’s Your Sign?
I have decided that the next time someone asks me “What’s your sign?” I will reply “The sign of Jonah!” “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” This was the text for our discussion at Up Town […]
Your Neighbour’s Ox
“You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep and pay no attention to them: you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman.” I’ve been doing some reading in Deuteronomy lately and rediscovering how much wisdom there is in it for citizens of the Kingdom of God. The above quote from 22:1 points […]
Journeying Together
Life is a journey. Sometimes it is a very arduous journey and filled with sorrow. Sunday night we chatted about a couple of people on just such a journey. Cleopas and his unnamed associate (Mrs. Cleopas?) were trudging home in bewilderment, grief and disappointment when unbeknownst to them Jesus was walking with them. In his […]
Without Apology
“Nothing could convince me to believe that!” This was one of the reactions I got lately as I shared about my faith. I was tempted to reply “Exactly!” because nothing is a very convincing proof. The followers went to the tomb and what did they see? Nothing!! The emptiness of that tomb is what my […]
The Penultimate Supper
I was thinking of “The Penultimate Supper”, I don’t know why others call it “The Last Supper” because it is most certainly not the last! Jesus speaks a lot about, the feast or the banquet to which we are invited. This will be the last supper! It seems that Jesus likes food as much as […]
