Philippians 2:8

Heidi Baker is, I believe, the closest to the heart of Jesus of any living Christian. Christianity Today wrote a rapturous cover story on her. I heard her in Birmingham, and here are my notes, reflections and resolutions. 1) “Always, always, always, say YES.” Heidi: “I got so […]…

Heidi Baker is, I believe, the closest to the heart of Jesus of any living Christian. Christianity Today wrote a rapturous cover story on her. I heard her in Birmingham, and here are my notes, reflections and resolutions. 1) “Always, always, always, say YES.” Heidi: “I got so yielded that I didn’t have much more…

“And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:8). Jesus scolded Peter after he pulled his sword and chopped of……

Humility may be the most misunderstood of all spiritual principles. Many confuse it with modesty, or worse, with fawning and gro……

Football is a game of inches. The playing field may be 100 yards long, but an inch can make the difference in a win or a loss. A couple of weeks ago, the Chicago Bears played the Washington Command……

YOU are necessary. In one seemingly unimportant act Jesus proved what the world may see as a lost cause He considers to be absolutely vital!…

Cutting right to the chase, the ones who shout for mercy get Jesus’ attention. The ones with shameless audacity, who cry aloud, and who persist are heard and responded to by Jesus. It’s not the……

And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel? 1 Samuel‬ ‭15:17‬ ‭ This was the beginning of King Saul, the first king of Israel. He began his life well; the aspect of humility […]…

But what if we chose living a bit more counter-culturally? What if the blessing of a generous heart stole first place on our desire hit list?…

“Though the Lord is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar” (Psalms 138:6). In Isaiah 14, the Prophet wrote about the fall of Babylon, the fall of the king of Babylon a……