Why am I so passionate about “eternal life?” Because if I live in its reality, then everything…and I mean everything… in my life radically alters and transforms. This is the kind of revolutionary conversion my miserable flesh and mind cries out for. I need what only the life of the Father and Son by the Spirit can do. Enough of … Read More
In almost all my years as a struggling Christian, I perceived “eternal life” as something God gave me that I possessed. It guaranteed that I would live in heaven after I died. It was my key to get me into heaven. All I had to do was present it at the pearly gates and I’d be let in – like … Read More
Imagine living with someone inside you who is perfectly and tirelessly working in you to make your life worth living. You can mess up, hunger for God, be deeply despondent, or wear your self-righteousness from head to toe. Yet this Person never stops living in you to move you along your journey of living life in God more fully. If … Read More
Eternal life is not a thing. Eternal life is a Person. Life gives life. A thing does not. Look at this picture. Is this the way you understand eternal life? [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Is this a true picture of eternal life? Is it a package God gives to the one who believes in him? Is eternal life a commodity or object … Read More
As a young boy, I “came to Christ” after a time of feeling guilty about my sin. I was told that I had received eternal life and was now going to heaven. I’m discovering that what I was told wasn’t the half of it. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] “I Want More of God” You desire to know God and love him more. … Read More
I have been on an UnCommon Journey with God in prayer for the past 30 years. I say “in prayer” because that is the one place in my Christian life where I struggle the most. And it’s in that struggle that, for reasons unknown, God meets me. Not with bright lights or a deep, reverberating voice. He meets me in … Read More
Another popular evangelical leader has fallen. Admitting his marital infidelity and his wife’s affair, he resigned from the pastoral position of a high-profile Florida church and his own complimentary ministry. Last week it was announced that he and his wife are divorcing, the marriage apparently beyond repair. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Poor Reactions In reading about these sad events, I fight two … Read More
Why do you exist? I’m talking about your whole being – body, mind, heart, soul, relationships. Why do you have a body? A mind? A heart? A soul? Relationships? You have been designed by God like this in order to participate in the life of Jesus Christ as his life is lived in you. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] “Apart from Me,” Jesus … Read More
You know the definition of insanity, right? “Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” Apply that to your spiritual life. You are not happy with the results of your devotional life, of what you receive at church, of the books you read, or the interactions with other Christians. You expect to see more change in your … Read More
How would you like to become skilled in the art of communion with God? That’s right – to stay connected to God throughout the day even when it gets insanely busy, when you can’t shut off the noise in your head, or the kids are on your last nerve? I’ve surveyed a group of people – a wide range of … Read More
