Behold, the Lamb

10And not only this, but there was Rebekah also, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; 11for though the twins were not ...

Because of some circumstances, I have been thinking what would happen if I had a serious illness that could end in death and how I'd wan...

I am finding that as I let go of doing great things for the Lord and learn to become less, that the fruit that God produces is more and does...

If the Holy Spirit is deposited in you as security for salvation, you will be conformed into the image of Christ. If you are not being confo...

I have been in a place where in some since I have had to look at death and how fleeting our life is. And in it I have looked at what I reall...

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For thos...

A letter written to a friend You alluded to the verse "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for t...

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God's Word is like a lion: powerful, living and active. We believe the lion is "caged" when it is used improperly as a pragmat...

Someone from my community group said, tonight, that often he gets the feeling that he is told by churches that the main purpose of the gospe...

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed ...

"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." -------...

I am learning that faith is something that is foriegn to this world. Hebrews 11 is not a story of men who gained what they searched for here...

9Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costl...

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as {we are, yet} with...

“Aslan’s on the move…” “Is – is he a man?” asked Lucy. “Aslan a man!” said Mr. Beaver sternly, “certainly not. I tell you he is the King of...

I wrote this in my 20's “The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.” The most challenging...

This weekend I listened to a song that talked about how God never grows weary. Thats good to know when have no strength. God is the one who ...

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, -- who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, -- ...

Wisdom cries aloud in the streets, -- in the markets she raises her voice; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; -- at the entranc...

quote from pastor JH, Sunday, November 4 2007 The holliness of God will not move, it will move you.

written Monday, October 22, 2007 When we push certain methods for doing things instead of the scriptures, we make snobbish Christians.

Written Sunday, October 28, 2007 When we base our Christian walk on how well we do, we become actors trying to fit the image of what this is...

Written Sunday, October 28, 2007 and Sunday, December 30, 2007 The Christian life is not "now that we are kings and princes, we walk ou...

Written November 20,2007 God does not command us to seek love from men, but instead he commands us to love one another.

Written as a young lad ROCKING CHAIR The chair Sits in the open cob webbed space Set alight by the pale moon As the pale light crashes throu...

A leter written to my sister seeral years ago ---- True revival is a sovereign act of God in which He moves and acts in the hearts of His pe...

Merry Christmas I wrote this from thinking about the holidays and how I have to go to a family where Christ is not celebrated or is wanted. ...

Early this year, I was looking at a photograph of a muslim mosque. The sun was setting in the background. And the bright orange colors of th...

Written Tuesday, September 04, 2007 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son...

Written March 2005 The waves crashed The thunder roared Unabashed the lightning seared the sky The billows soaring Wind writhing This was a ...

Quote by Will Metzer Tell the Truth, CH.4, p.88 "Our desire is must be nothing less that to see the whole individual converted. We are ...

Quote by Will Metzer Tell the Truth, CH.7, p.104 "It is possible to encourage unbelievers to arrive at decisions from false motives. Th...

I have lost what I wanted and loved most in this world (atleast that is what I feel) and I know that the Lord has been good to me. He is my ...

written in 2005 I listened as a man told a story on the radio about him and his wife on their honeymoon. His wife had just gotten out of the...

Written Wednesday, September 12, 2007 God will glorify himself. And yet we so often live in a way where we work to try to bring the glory of...

Written Thursday, September 6, 2007 We don’t believe that God can satisfy us and so we find our satisfaction in other things. "My peopl...

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quote from C.S. Lewis "God. who forsaw your tribulation. has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain...

Lord, You know me. You have examined my heart. You know my coming and going. You know my deepest motivations. Lord, you know my desires. Bre...

A close married friend of mine was talking with me, today. And he said that when you get married you marry for "better or for worse...

Written Tuesday, August 28, 2007 God did not come to save us from hardship, but from the Wrath of God. . . .He called us to count the costs....

Written Sunday, April 17, 2005 God’s heart is not to reach the world through “great” men, but through faithful men; the normal everyday peop...

On Sunday, I was with a community group at our church and I listened as the men would boast about their wives. They couldn't help it. Yo...

I was walking along the trail, this Wednesday and I was like, "I am going to try to talk to people, at least say 'Hi'". I ...

"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be...

Quote by Mike Yaconelli, The Safety of Fear ---- “The tragedy of modern faith is that we no longer are capable of being terrified. We aren’t...

Will Metzer Tell the Truth, CH.7, p.108 "Lables are deadly in Christian circles. For example when it comes to the topic of the will, im...

I wrote yesterday about trusting the Lord in the midst of pain. Tonight, I got to talk with some people who are covering me. And it was good...

From a letter I wrote today "Sorry, for being down last night. I honestly don't know how to deal with my hurt, except to cry out to...

"It is said that some of the Puritans stained the floor with their tears as they prayed. " ---- -- Will Metzer Tell the Truth , CH...

Praying this morning, I was struck by the thought, that God has called husbands to lay down their lives for their wives. I am to be for her....

Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the...

I led Communion (I believe for the first time) this Tuesday, October 16, 2007. This is the Lituragy I used. One of the reasons I used a Lite...

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"My flesh and my heart may fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." My heart is hurting. I am falling ap...

Someone made a good point about what I said earlier, so let me clarify. I talked earlier about running down the aisle for my bride. I think ...

---- I was talking with a lady the other day, who as a child was hit by car, and suffered severe damage. She was physically awkward and also...

I went to a wedding October 13th. As I was thinking about the wedding and the groomsman standing there waiting for his bride, my heart stirr...

"As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yeilds, in one cas...

based on a discussion with the men at church, Sunday, October 7, 2007; written Wednsday 10th "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ love...

Some will question God's effectual calling of men, saying that we must uphold the "responsibility of man". Man does have free ...

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Written Thursday, September 6, 2007 I wouldn’t stay inside the warmth of a cozy home and leave my pinky finger outside in the freezing weath...

Written Thursday, September 6, 2007 There are many fads and methodologies in the church. There are fads on what a church is to look like, ho...

Written 2003 There she stood clothed, yet naked Before Him who looked into her heart. Fire and judgment stirred relentlessly ----- And searc...

"The beloved of the LORD dwells in safety. The High God surrounds him all day long, and dwells between his shoulders" God is very ...

Written Tuesday. November 2, 2003 When I was a child, my father ---- Took me to the beach at sunrise; We sat in silence and listened to the ...

Quote from Under the Overpass by Mike Yankoski “Love can’t cover wrongs if we let frustrations and failures keep us apart.”

--- My pastor talked about how if you set a lion in cage and put it before you (or the church) and then open the cage, it is not you who has...

Written August 15 and September 2 and 13, 2007 ----- My heart is broken when in upholding truth; we walk away from our brothers and sisters....

Written Sunday, September 2, 2007 We give thanks to you, O God; --- we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. A...

“When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Then You know my path, In the way in which I walk.” --Psalm 142:3

Written Thursday, September 6, 2007 “When I am afraid, I put my trust in Thee” –Psalm 56:3 There is a trust in the Lord in the midst of the ...

Chart 1: Some Contrasts in Gospel Content from Tell the Truth by Will Metzger (you can click on the images to make them bigger)

Written Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Evangelism is doxology. Maybe the reason we do not evangelize is because the Gospel does not permeate us. W...

Poem written December 2003 I heard the thunder of the gates as they closed and The heaviness of the chains as they were wrapped around and l...

Written Sunday, December 17, 2006 It is not my purpose to be great, but instead to make others great. This is my treasure. This is my reward...

God loves us because of His character, His purpose, and His glory. Not because of us. And this is our security.

Written September 2006 ----- I have picked up an odd habit, or maybe not so odd, I do not know. At weddings, the music plays its interlude, ...

Letter written in 2006 ----- I am still learning about this, so I do not know if I can explain this well and I do not have much time to writ...