One of my persistent prayers is that God would reveal to me a greater understanding of Jesus Christ and Him crucified like Paul's desire in 1 Cor 2:2. I don't mean a greater academic understanding. I mean to know that I know. I want to understand completely in my innermost man. I truly believe that … Continue reading Foxes and Holes
Category: Surrender
Fear and Trembling
My last post was about how justice is different from fairness and because God is just He can't be mad at us. Then today Paul Ellis posted part two on the wrath of God. You must read his post. It is amazing. He says some very profound things that I hope he doesn't mind I … Continue reading Fear and Trembling
Dinner Table
I was pondering the idea of surrender verses suppression, yes again. I can't shake this one so I know God has a strong message for me and hopefully you. When we live in fear, out of obligation we tend to suppress stuff instead of surrendering it. Grace says we get to bring it to God. … Continue reading Dinner Table
As He Is
When you join the military you don't know what to expect. You may have an idea but you have no experiences to base understanding. Then you get to boot camp or, in my case, Aviation Officer's Candidate School. You "know" it is going to be tough but you don't really "know" how tough. We started with … Continue reading As He Is
Possible, Probable, Absolute
In my job we work often with probabilities and sensitivities. We ask the question "What is the likelihood and severity of a given..." I'm not a statistician but we use statistics to capture the variable nature of things. We also say there are no such things as absolutes. The cliché is "there are no absolutes except in … Continue reading Possible, Probable, Absolute
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