This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Shrewd-as-Serpents-e1plkvc *** “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves” (Matt. 10:16). As I’ve ministered to people in different situations over the years, I’ve thought about Jesus saying we should be shrewd as serpents and…
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The Holy Pigeon
Years ago, when I read about the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus during His baptism, I imagined it like this: A sparkling white dove wreathed in sunbeams came down through the clouds at escalator speed, wings flashing up and down in slow motion. It was a glorious, calendar-worthy, photo-op moment. All of that changed one…