The Church’s New Golden Calves There was a time when Israel gathered around a golden calf. Today, our idols have become flesh and blood. We no longer bow before statues of gold. We bow before fame, wealth, beauty, entertainment and sporting success. Millions hang upon every word, movement and social media post of celebrities such […]
Category: Meditations
Why Switch?
Why Switch? Have you ever had God speak to you through something completely unexpected? That happened to me just the other day. I was sitting in the waiting room at my local vets while my three Persian cats were having their pedicure (claws clipped.) As I waited, I picked up a magazine lying on the […]
May I Live As Long As I Want… And Not Want As Long As I Live.
May I Live As Long As I Want… And Not Want As Long As I Live. A Gospel reflection on peace, provision, and true contentment in Jesus Christ. There are some phrases that carry more weight the longer you sit with them. They sound simple at first, but they open up something much deeper. This […]
Christ Is Risen – Christ Has Won.
Christ Is Risen – Christ Has Won Intro: https://youtu.be/Tss6b5b1vJ0 This is the accompanying Easter Sunday meditation that the song declares. An Easter Sunday Meditation There is something about Easter Sunday that stops us in our tracks. It is not merely the remembrance of an event. It is not simply a date in the Christian calendar, […]
A Meditation on the Security of Salvation.
A Meditation on the Security of Salvation. Introduction: The Sadness of Doubting What Christ Has Done. It grieves my heart to hear believers who constantly are doubting their salvation. But I understand the foundations of where it arises and, in this meditation, I hope that anyone reading it who is anxious in respect of their […]
The Name of Jesus: Authority, Not Incantation.
The Name of Jesus: Authority, Not Incantation. A Jesus-Glorifying Call to Recover the Weight of His Name. There is a growing confusion I’ve come to notice in many parts of the modern Church today, and it’s rarely obvious at first glance. In fact, that’s what makes it so tricky. It often arrives wrapped in sincerity, […]
This Is What Faith Looks Like in the Middle of Chaos.
This Is What Faith Looks Like in the Middle of Chaos. Hello my friends, I want to start by telling you why I’m sharing this meditation with you. It’s because there are moments in the Christian life when faith doesn’t collapse dramatically, it just gets quietly tired. You’re still believing, still praying, still doing the […]
A Gospel-shaped meditation – Those You Have Given Me.
A Gospel-shaped meditation – Those You Have Given Me. I’ve been sitting with a line Jesus prayed, and it keeps drawing me back, not just emotionally, but theologically. “Thank You, Father, for those You have given me.” – John 17:6, 9, 24. That sentence doesn’t stand on its own. At first glance it sounds gentle. […]
The Lord Is My Rock and Fortress.
The Lord Is My Rock and Fortress. When I read Psalm 18, what strikes me isn’t how beautiful the language is, but how compressed it feels, as if David is reaching for words faster than they can come. He isn’t crafting a song for effect. He’s naming what kept him standing. Let’s start where the […]
A Meditation on Self-Worth, the Worship Landslide, the Loss of Doctrine, and the Call Back to Christ.
A Meditation on Self-Worth, the Worship Landslide, the Loss of Doctrine, and the Call Back to Christ. There’s a quiet but devastating shift happening across our culture and, heartbreakingly, across much of the Church. It’s not sudden. It’s not explosive. It’s a gradual landslide, a slow erosion of foundations that once held firm, leaving us […]