I have a toddler. Anyone who has raised one knows it is among the most exhausting things you will ever do. They are in constant motion—usually in the wrong direction. Whether toward danger or irresponsibility they jigger gigglingly toward it. Toddlers survive because parents constantly jerk their verbal leashes and, sometimes, their literal…
Tag: Christ in you
The Life-Driven Purpose
Jesus has been emphasizing His indwelling. He is relating more and more of spiritual life to this reality. Lately, the Lord has been defining purpose by His indwelling. Jesus living within is my entire purpose and your entire purpose. Purpose is not found in ministries, activities, or occupations. We may be called to these things…
One from Your Own Body
In Genesis 15, Abram laments that he has no son, and that a household servant will be his heir. But the Lord said, “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body will be your heir” (Gen. 15:4). Isaac was the immediate fulfillment of the Lord’s promise to Abram….
The Quakers: More than Oatmeal
For awhile now, the Lord has been teaching me about Christ’s indwelling. Knowing that I no longer live but Christ lives in me has become a daily necessity rather than an abstract proposition (Gal. 2:19-20). In the midst of this emphasis, I discovered the writings of George Fox, who started the Quaker movement in the…
Rest in Peace
In a previous post, I mentioned the Lord has me in a season of rest. Besides limiting my pursuit of hobbies, the Lord has limited my pursuit of Him. Intense study and prayer are off the table; I too easily turn these points of divine relationship into tasks to be achieved. This season has been…
Hypocrite!!
Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face It’s not unusual to hear people level the charge of “hypocrite” at Christians. Usually, this happens during debates about moral issues or the existence of God or any other time it seems convenient. Almost no one cares about logical fallacies in this day and age. At the risk of irrelevance,…
The Commonality of the Indwelling Christ–Mallory Patrick
The following is an excerpt from an essay by Mallory Patrick. Read the full essay here. Mallory is my sister-in-law and founder of Gathered Fragments Book Sanctuary. Gathered Fragments seeks to preserve books of all times and places that present Christ crucified. *** The Commonality of the Indwelling Christ The Need Any believer who hungers…
Worth
Only one is of ultimate worth–God–because He gave with no thought for Himself. He gave knowing full well how much He would suffer, and He gave anyway. No one has ever done that. That is why I love and worship Jesus alone. And if His selfless love is manifest through me in even the smallest…
Equal Glory–Simeon the New Theologian
I know that he who is far outside the whole creation Takes me within himself and hides me in his arms, And then I find myself outside the whole world. I, a frail, small mortal in the world, Behold the Creator of the world, all of him, within myself; And I know that I shall not…
The Voice of One 