Full Send Surrender

Headline read, Starship did not want to self-destruct and continued flying for 40 seconds after receiving the self-destruct signal What million dollar rocket wants to self destruct? Hey Hans Solo, you received transmission a while back about your ship's impending destruction. The yellow error message went to a dark foreboding red. Low fuel, too much …

Sight vs Insight

Inspired by Oswald Chambers, Insight not Emotion, May 1, Utmost for His Highest If we are led by the Spirit of God, we need to learn the difference between sight and insight. For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 The reality of walking by faith is fueled by insight, and not …

Forgetting Christ

I've noticed I need Christ more and more every day after stumbing my way after Him for most of my life. The older I get, I realize how often I "forget" Him. Gross 🤢 How does this happen? One BIG issue is waiting to long to have communion with Him, WITH the elements. I haven't …

Love or LOVE

"What a support to our faith is this, that God the Father, the party offended by our sins, is so well pleased with the work of redemption! And what a comfort is this, that, seeing God's love rests on Christ, as well pleased in him, we may gather that he is as well pleased with …

Disc Golf and the Abiding Life

A lucky eagle on one is a double bogey on the next. Welcome to the abiding life. If you abide, not all days will be the same. There is the challenge of your own trouble, but a lighter burden and a ladder descending from on high to the sand trap and a wellspring on the …

Ai < The Logos

They may have recently cracked a code for artificial intelligence and whoever has those codes, has codes that outweigh nuclear codes. Nuclear force is great power but language is more powerful. Even AI has its limits, though it may be something God uses temporarily for His purposes, it will always be a servant to the …

The Bitter Depths of Deep Work

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no-one else can share its joy. Proverbs 14:10 NIV Observation: When you do deep work, you get to the bottom of your own bitterness AND joy! If you try and share what you discover, it is somewhat impossible, and even unfruitful, to share it with others who have …

For my Sons in the Faith

Start by praying a dangerous prayer of commitment; "Father, make me like Jesus by whatever means." Read John chapters 13-17... It's the map on abiding in Christ and meant to be an all day every day carry. John 13 is where Jesus washes the disciples feet and shares communion with them. This is where it …

Branded to Christ, the Maker’s Mark

[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which …

Abiding in Christ

I rescued this book from a mud puddle, my then two year old, very naughty and indispensably precious Macky threw it into. Dried out, it has no back cover and loses pages if I leave it out too long. Andrew Murray was a love sick slave of God and a David among giants for Christ …