Kneel and Receive this Christmas
There are probably few images more evocative than the manger – that of the shepherds and the Wise Men kneeling before the babe, Christ…
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Putting God First and Last in Your Prayers
The heart of all prayer is communion with God. That kind of prayer puts God first. It is prayer that honors God, as being…
Selfish Prayer
Much of prayer places us on “the end” of some blessing sought from God. It is never wrong to ask God to assist with…
Marks of an Effective Prayer Life – Part II
6. Prayer – As a Means of Filtering Toxic Thoughts Prayer is a soul filter. Alone with God in prayer, I am safe in…
Marks of an Effective Prayer Life – Part I
1. Prayer and the Secret Place The practice of personal, at-home, daily prayer has reached an abysmal low. Prayer at church can’t replace prayer…
Reverence vs. Respect
There has been a recent trend to eliminate kneelers in liturgical churches. Some see the act of kneeling as demeaning. In many Pentecostal churches,…
The Fruit of the Fear of the Lord – Part II
In the Old Testament, the fear of the Lord is connected to great joy. Proverbs 28:14 declares, “Happy is the one who fears always.”…
The Fruit of the Fear of the Lord – Part 1
Psalm 19:9 says, “… the fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever.” One common translation says, “… the fear of the Lord –…
Backsliding and No Fear in God – Part II
The fear of the Lord is not merely an Old Testament matter. Peter urges, “Fear God” (I Peter 2:17). Jude, the brother of Jesus…
Backsliding and No Fear In God – Part I
The path to decadence and backsliding is rooted in the loss of reverence; and the gate to revival is a restoration of the fear…
More on Abba
In the last few blogs, I have been arguing that the faultiness of the ‘abba’ narrative in prayer and worship has put us on…
Respect of God
The Hebrew term yir’ah is rendered fear or terror. It denotes some awesome or terrifying thing and it is used in reference to our…