Mark 3: 20-30 With the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost still in mind, we’re hearing about the work of Jesus in the Holy Spirit and how it was misconstrued on one occasion as the work of Satan. The story is going around that up in the Stanford Research Laboratories they have made an…
Tag: relationship with God
We’re All Happy
So often in relationships the partners are not seeing eye to eye at the same time. One party is troubled while another party is content and another is uncertain. This is what makes tending a relationship like a garden hard work, so often. How can I be sensitive to the troubles of the other while…
Surrender All Resistance (Part 2)
<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> There have been times in my life when I’ve learned something new from either living independently or in cohabitation. I recall living as the youngest in my family when my sister got married and moved out. It was as if there was one less supportive parent-like figure in the house, and…
No Daylight Between
<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> I believe it was on a Sunday night that I was leading worship and preaching at a church where I was the associate pastor. In the message, I retold a Tony Campolo story where the climax was Tony saying, “I belong to a church that gives birthday parties to whores.” The…
Psalm 102 in The Message 