Look to Him!

The other day, the Lord reminded me of my need to focus. Not merely to focus on the tasks I needed to complete, but to focus on Him.  For me, some days are rife with spiritual advances and Spirit-filled faith, living.  Other days have the semblance of the Christian life but are also marred by my sin and failures. This day was of the latter variety but with a most welcome twist: I experienced...

The Conservative Charismatic

Several years ago, I coined the phrase “conservative charismatic” to apply to myself and other Christians who might share the same view. At the time, I wasn’t sure if anyone else had been using the phrase (and I’m uncertain if anyone uses it now) in mainstream Christendom. Nevertheless, I use it to this day and believe it’s a helpful and needed categorization. With all the additional...

The Best News Ever!!!

Not trying to bait anyone with the headline, but this—what I’m about to say, rightly understood in its context—is actually the best news ever.  I’m talking about the glorious, one-of-a-kind, grace-filled, man-humbling, God-exalting, supernatural gospel, and while “gospel” translates to “good news,” it’s much more than those words mean on the surface.  It is without a doubt...