The danger of God blessing the unsaved is that they are more likely to congratulate themselves on their prowess rather than acknowledging His goodness.

God help us not to make the same mistake of allowing our blind spots to be our undoing.

We have a grand society of two-year-olds, going around trying to recover the infant’s power to control the world around them.

He only wanted to worship with other Salvationists, to hear the songs of the movement that the conquered and the conqueror loved,

The manna was fine until the Israelites heard about the bounty of the Promised Land. James and John were thrilled to be among the Twelve until they thought they could be the darling duo.

In our desire to include everyone we sometimes tolerate behavior or attitudes that are destructive to the Kingdom. No one seems to want to confront the rebels for fear of their wrath or of having someone angry or of losing them to the corps. In the meantime they continue to destroy and hamper the moving of God’s Spirit.

Here was the man that had abandoned everything for Christ to find himself abandoned in his final hour. He who had walked until his blisters had blisters, now could only move a few feet in either direction. Did he wonder, “Have I served Christ all my life to end up like this?”

They could not man the cannon nor serve as marksmen, but they faithfully held the flag and never retreated.

After walking through this life that is an overgrown swamp where every step is a struggle, the sight of what is ahead obscured by the growth around us, we will step into the clear openness of God’s glory. It is our hope. It is our destiny.

Even though many miles or years or experiences have happened since, we still hear the words of those hungry ghosts,

God who knew what would happen did it anyway because of the sheer power of His love.

Faithfulness is not defined by a lack of difficulty or an absence of failure but rather what is done in the face of struggle or collapse.

How would it be if our worst moment were written for all to read and consider?

I found you can slap barbecue sauce on about any meat and a variety of vegetables to good effect.

No one called him their friend.  No one would deal with him who wasn’t receiving a fee.

If a storm and an angry sea are what it takes, then God will bring all the elements to bear so we can hear those words: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."

Too often, we are like the former slaves of Israel. Though we are free, we remain slaves in our minds.

When our dream crumbles we find little comfort in what the faith of others did.

... the place near the altar is not a fixed one but a heart fixed on Him.

There has been no great moving of the Spirit of God in revival without a return to the Scriptures.