Last evening I was sitting in our Ellerslie Mission Society staff meeting when Dan, one of our staff, mentioned Oswald Chamber's writing from My
Moving from “doing” to “responding”
Each week my friend and mentor Stephen Manley releases a "Jesus Pusher" blog and this week was especially rich. As a Christian my life is not to be
What to do when you discover Treasure
As the story goes, a poor man who spent his life as a tenant farmer was working in the field. He had gone over the ground countless times with his
Finding the Calm in the Midst of Craziness
Have you ever thought: How can it be Wednesday already? The end of November? We just celebrated the 4th of July! Thanksgiving is tomorrow?!?! Why
I Must Be Filled with the Holy Spirit
The great need of the Christian life is not behaving a certain way or cleaning up one's language (though those will in fact come with a changed life).
The Need to Retune Your Focus
One of my favorite people in history was William Booth. Booth was a man given to and used mightily by God. As founder of the Salvation Army, General
Becoming the Fullness of Christ
At the end of Ephesians 1, Paul makes a final declaration about the power of God demonstrated in the life of Christ. Paul says: "… and gave Him to be
Major Dependence
Dependence is not an optional "add-on" in the Christian life. The Christian life is a life of dependence. Because the Christian life is utterly
As Bold as a Llama
Careful. They spit. Llamas: A rather odd looking pack animal (related to the camel) found in the Andes. These sociable creatures not only have great