Author | Vagabond Preacher | Lover of the Poor | Grandpa
At his beck and call… This is my final post on "Whatever." In the first four offerings... I confessed my hiatus from praying for "whatever" God wants and then how I returned to it as a default. Then I referred to a bunch of Bible passages that show God's demand for "whatever" and his prerogative …
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GPS – “The God Positioning System” God’s system of directing us doesn’t work very much like Google Maps or the GPS device in your car or smart phone. (My friend calls hers “Garmin” after the brand name on the front, so we’ll use that from now on as we talk about the satellite-operated system. And …
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[At long last, we've come to the 25th and final chapter of "How God Guides" (along with a brief conclusion. I began by saying that this is no exact science, and that even the best of us miss (or avoid) God's leading at times – even lots of times. Well, I'm saying it again, not …
[Chapter 24 of "How God Guides." He's nice enough to repeat himself to those of us hard of hearing (or of doing).] Peter had a series of things happen to him in three’s. He denied the Lord three times, Jesus asked him three times if he loved him, the sheet-like object containing un-kosher animals came …
[Chapter 23 of "How God Guides." Prophets and prophecies are not just Old Testament. With one exception, all the passages I refer to here are from the New Testament. While much more could be said on the subject, what I offer here is a tiny primer on prophecy and how God sometimes uses it to …
