ABOUT SHAWN TYLER BENSON Just to remind you, Shawn is the man who killed a woman while he was completely wasted on meth, and later became a born-again Christian in the jail where I served as a volunteer chaplain. He called me last week to tell me a story of how he’s serving God in […]
THE SAFEST PLACE ON EARTH On that day you will realize that I am in My Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.John 14:20 When He was on earth, Jesus was with His apostles and disciples. Jesus is telling them here that when He is taken into heaven, through the power […]
CONSTANT PURSUIT At the weekly prayer meeting at our church yesterday, Don, a retired pastor, brought up that we need to be in constant pursuit of Jesus. I thought about that and wanted to add some flesh to that statement. Living in the Spirit is a constant pursuit, yes, and it does not happen naturally. […]
Election Day Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Joshua […]
Two Worlds There is the natural world, which we have inherited from Adam, and there is the Spiritual world, which we have received from God. The natural world consists of our self-centered and sinful selves, the ways of the world, and the influence of Satan. The Spiritual world is the Spirit of God and His […]
BY WHAT AUTHORITY, John 2: 18 & 19 “Then the Jews demanded of him (Jesus), ‘What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this.’ “Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and I will raise it up in three days.’” In other words, why should we believe Jesus? He gives […]
We have sinned against you, Lord, as a nation, a state (MN), a city (Buffalo), and as individuals. We have gone our own way. We have done what we ought not to have done. We have left undone that which we ought to have done. Send us a prophet, O Lord, who will deliver a […]
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. That is, those who are poor in themselves and rich in Christ. In not too long, I will be physically dead; it looms sooner and sooner. I cannot choose for it not to happen, but I can choose to tamper down the […]
GOD IN THE ABSTRACT For many “Christians,” God is in the abstract – words, thoughts, knowledge, beliefs. All dry. All unsustainable. They do not experience Jesus Christ as real much of the time, as alive within them, as working through them. That is their problem in becoming “real believers.” They are not in touch with […]
Another Broadcast is now live, with the subject matter being my ministry to those suffering with alcohol and drug addictions. Three months back I was on a podcast called Coffee on the Couch. It was the first of two podcasts with Chris LaFreniere. The reason he had me on was to discuss my new book, […]