“Paranormal” is the regular state of the Christian life. To be “paranormal” is to be “beyond what is normal or beyond the reach of scientific explanation”. That’s a great way to express what the Christian life is when it is filled with God’s Holy Spirit. Over the month of June, we’ll be seeking to experience the full and overflowing work … Read More
2012 First Things Retreat
“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” –Revelation 2:4-5In the above letter addressed to the Ephesian church in Revelation, Jesus instructs the … Read More
What Happens Here
Las Vegas owns the line: “What Happens Here, Stays Here”. Of course, it’s the kind of promise that can’t be kept but is comfort to carousers of all kinds. It’s the idea that you can be as crazy as you like in Las Vegas–gambling, drinking, etc., etc., and no one will ever find out. I guess Sin City’s never heard … Read More