The Greatest and Most Impossible Command

36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment.” Matthew 22:36-38 I want to take some time to focus […]

Law Produces Rebellion? Really?

In Romans 7, Paul writes: 7 I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was […]

Kiss that crazy girl!

You’re gonna                jump into that wild blue         kiss that crazy girl                 move there                 stay here After all         This number         not […]

Training a Yearling

My son Josh and I went to a Dad and Son camp recently. We went on a horse ride, went canoeing, did archery, and all kinds of other things. It wiped me out in the happiest way! On Sunday morning an old cowboy gave the devotional while he worked with a yearling horse as part […]

God’s deliverance prevails

2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, 5 but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. 4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of […]

The Challenge of Forgiveness

Here is the audio of a message given at Dakota Creek Christian Center in Blaine WA on May 27 2012.   If you would like a copy of the powerpoint slides for this message leave a comment and I’ll send it to you.

Why is Jesus the only propitiator?

Here’s a little thought. How come someone other than Jesus can’t die for my sins? Why can’t my dad? Why can’t Mohammed or Buddha or Confucius? How come I can’t die for my sister’s sins? What’s so exclusive to Jesus that only He can die for our sins? Why? Because if I die for anyone’s […]

1 John 2:15-17

We are a woman being courted by two men, Christ and the world. John urges us to go with the right man, though the wrong man is more flagrant with his promises. 15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is […]

Futile Exegesis

38 “You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent. 39 “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have […]

1 John 2:12-14

12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one I have written to you, […]