Category: Meditations

No, I’m not referring to the recent movie. My concern is for those times when the “gravity” of a situation makes it hard to remember who we are and whose we are. Some months ago, a person I know commented negatively on some of my work, and did so...

Perhaps the single greatest problem Christians have had since the beginning of the church is that of participation with God. Nearly every mistake in discipleship or Christian living can be traced to mistaken approaches to participation. Just look at the problems the early church experienced: The Galatians tried to...

Today I wear black underwear I woke up this morning with a heavy heart and tears because a very dear friend lost her son to cancer and his memorial service is this afternoon. I won’t be able to attend physically but my heart is with his family (his wife,...

“To this very day at the reading of the law the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ” (2Cor.3). In the context of this passage, Paul is addressing at least two major problems exhibited by his detractors. The first, which was described in the previous post,...

In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul refers to a veil that remains over the hearts of those who hear the Law read week after week, a veil that is lifted in Christ. What veil is he talking about? How is it lifted? I think it is vital...

Isaiah 55:2 — “Listen carefully to me and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.” I see a man standing under a waterfall — arms outstretched, half laughing, half crying — knowing that his life has been spared, having been near death when he found the...

In the previous post I discussed some of the problems regarding the common understanding of negative confessions. At the other end of the spectrum is a practice that is referred to as positive confession. Again, we need to be careful. On the one hand, it is good for us...

In some places there is a teaching that we should never say out loud the things in our heart that we fear or that are faulty. Referred to as “negative confession,” these kinds of statements supposedly give power to the enemy. Consequently, we should not say those things except...

Confession is a practice that can become very life-giving. Traditionally, confession refers to the act of admitting the wrongs we have done and asking for forgiveness. While acknowledging that there is value in doing that, there is a lot more we can receive from this practice that can foster...

Confession is a word that really needs to be reclaimed in our Christian circles. It has come to mean so many things that were never intended, that it is hard to unravel all the extra baggage. I will try to do that in several shorter posts rather than one...