Discipleship begins with the completed work of Christ. And a very natural response is to flee from what is sinful, even what might lead towards sin. This is not only a good thing, but it is essential. An increased awareness of God’s holiness leads to a deeper loathing of even the small sins in our [...]

I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!  But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.  The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice [...]

And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So [...]

On my blog, I have been studying, praying over and working on a translation of Matthew. My blog acts as a place to give updates, to record what God is teaching me, to share great quotes, to remind myself what is important and create some level of accountability among a community of Christians who read [...]

This week I’ve been dwelling a lot on the assignment. There are a number of things I could choose to write about ‘vision’ in relationship to God from past experiences. Since that might be a bit too wordy (which tends to be true of me anyway) I will pick one thing that has impacted my [...]