Jesus obliterates religion… and spirituality. One of my friends recently shared how having a baby transformed his relationship with God. He is one of the most disciplined people I know. Every morning, from 5-5:30am he reads his Bible, prays, and reads a few pages out of a devotional book of some kind. For years he…
Tag: Heart
Compassion is not enough of a motivation for the long-term: “Mission efforts which draw their motivation from compassionate response to human predicament will only go so far.”[1] For the reality is that… “… God’s global purpose is an ancient affair.”[2] [1] Steven Hawthorne.”Perspectives of the World Christian Movement” p. 61 [2] Steven Hawthorne.”Perspectives of the…
I wonder about my own heart. The past year, going through cancer, chemo, and remission, caused me to question how deeply my heart really is rooted in our great God. I wonder how willing I really am to follow God wherever He calls me. Johannes Verkuyl, using the prophet Jonah motif, elucidates the resistance I…
Rob Karch 