The Lighthouse and the Storm

The Lighthouse and the Storm

Imagine you’re sailing on open water when a sudden storm sweeps in. The waves rise like walls, the wind roars in your ears, and visibility drops to almost nothing. Around you, panic spreads—some sailors lash their boats to each other, thinking combined strength will...
Crusty Christians

Crusty Christians

Yes, God deeply wants us to be Crusty Christians, but not in the way you’re thinking There’s something very special and personal about being in front of God’s face. Right where He is. To know that He’s looking at us. Where He pays attention to us. Where we have...
August 19, Li De Xian, China, Pastor

August 19, Li De Xian, China, Pastor

August 19. Li De Xian. Pastor Li has been arrested so many times he’s lost count. Arrested and treated brutally for illegal preaching. He keeps a go-bag ready, not for jet-setting, but for the next arrest. It contains a blanket and a change of clothes. Don’t settle...
The Pursuit of Faith, Not Certainty

The Pursuit of Faith, Not Certainty

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”—Isaiah 55:8–9 (KJV) Yesterday, I sat in a God-focused...
David at Peace

David at Peace

A Much Different Perspective A few days ago, I posted a blog titled “David’s Torment” which focused on King David’s acute anguish and pain, as outlined in Psalm 69. On the other end of the spectrum is Psalm 131, a brief 3-verse missive which shows the king restful and...