Phat on Fruit is an expression I interpret as feeding richly on the infallible Word of God known as the Holy Bible. (See Isaiah 55:2) Feeding is a metaphor for not only reading it but internalizing and meditating on His word which is alive and able to transform us into disciples, warriors and rulers of the Kingdom to come.
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesian 3:17-19 […]
My mother bought home the boxed set, black and impressive containing the rock opera album musical released in 1970. We were traditional evangelicals unsure of the relevance of the newly invented genre “rock opera”. What did Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber know about Jesus and why would they call him a superstar? We listened […]
Paul addressed the church he began in Thessalonika with the epistle known as 1 Thessalonians. This is the same city he was urged to travel to in Acts 16 that was crying out to him through the Holy Spirit. According to Matthew Henry, this was the first epistle he wrote to any of the churches […]
With all the coverage about the Corona Virus, there must be people cowering in fear in China, Italy and various places in between. They like the rest of the world need prayer. Prayer for the knowledge to get past this, prayer for those suffering, prayer for those who are helping and prayer for the anxious. […]
On a mission trip to Sierra Leone, West Africa, my wife and I left the capital city and traveled east in-country to a tiny village named Yonibana. It was so small that there were only 3 buildings on the main road. Off road there were school buildings and churches but mostly traditional huts. At night, […]
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the […]
Exodus 13:20-22 21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, […]
The most amazing thing about writing this blog is how after writing things again and again. Sometimes you get breakthroughs in awesome ways. I was watching “A Charlie Brown Christmas” for the umpteenth time. I’ve watched and enjoyed it time and again, laughing at all the jokes in the same places. I always [frequently] get goosebumps […]
This season offers more of an opportunity to place Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection into a live discussion because of Resurrection Day, an actual ‘Holy-day’. There is more time for interesting conversations with children on why he came, lived and died. A question was posed by our church’s Christmas play: “Why didn’t he come as a Ninja superhero?” As surely […]
Watching Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” series is at once a celebration and glimpse of melancholy. Reflecting on the CNN series has allowed me to revel in the profound depth of diversity that exists on our planet while I marvel at the commonality we share as humans in a big world that has never been smaller. Many have […]