◆ All is Thine,since from Thee all things do come. — Bernard of Clairvaux ◆ True Authority Begins in the Presence of God There’s a small line in Luke 1 that I used to read right past. The angel Gabriel appears on the scene to announce impossible news to the priest Zechariah—a promise of life where there had been none.

◆ Christ died that I might die like him—die to any ruling power in me but the will of God. — George MacDonald ◆ What Comes Before Freedom Last month, I was on the phone with a young man who just cried and cried during our conversation. He’s separated from his wife, estranged from his family, and he’s starting to

◆ You stiff-necked people . . .you always resist the Holy Spirit. — Acts 7:51 ◆ God Speaks After We Turn Have you ever woken up with your neck so stiff you have to turn your whole body just to look at someone? For me, it happened a lot when I was young and trying to bench too much. I’d

◆ “For the things we have to learn before we can do them,we learn by doing them.” — Aristotle ◆ Practice, Not Perfection: How God Forms Us Through the Process There’s a good chance you have a complicated relationship with the word “practice.” Maybe practice is good and fine in the sports world, but in real life, we feel this

◆ “A man may be occupied in the things of God andyet not be occupied with God Himself. ” — A.W. Tozer ◆ Consider Your Ways: The Difference Between Being Busy and Being Fruitful One of the strangest feelings in life is being busy yet feeling unproductive. We work hard, carry responsibility, build, produce, serve. Yet beneath all the movement,

◆ “Christ on the cross is of no value to usapart from the Holy Spirit.” — Charles Spurgeon ◆ Pentecost and the Promise of the Spirit There are moments in the Gospels when Jesus seems almost unable to contain Himself. John 7 is one of them. It was the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles—one of Israel’s most celebrated