Lighthouse Keeper

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  • Either way…rejoice

    It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives. They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News. Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not…

  • God’s faithfulness

    The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17) Yesterday after church we had ice cream in the sun to celebrate the start of summer.  It brought…

  • Can I get a witness?

    “You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord , “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. (Isaiah 43:10). It sounds a bit old-fashioned to talk about “witnessing” nowadays. Everyone…

  • Eat your fruit

    They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. (Isaiah 65:21) I don’t know where the weird austere theology comes from but I’ve seen it posted on Instagram accounts and preached in churches: “A tree doesn’t eat its own fruit. You are blessed to be a blessing. Your…

  • Made in His image

    …and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:24  Your main job as a Christian is to be an image bearer. We are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) so we always need to have in front of mind “is this something that…

  • No longer will they train for war

    He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. (Isaiah 2:4). We used to always joke about my friend Sarah’s Dad.  “He was…

  • Why going “no contact” isn’t Bible

    You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (Genesis 50:20) Going “no contact”. Cutting off people who don’t make you feel “emotionally safe”. Blame your parents. Blame your ex.  It all sounds very healthy and while I’m not condoning abuse,…

  • Beautiful in its time

    A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, (Ecclesiastes 3:2) A time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, (Ecclesiastes 3:6) A time to tear and a time to mend, a time to…

  • The disciple Jesus loved

    So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” John 20:2 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter…

  • What picture of Jesus do you have in your head?

    I once heard a pastor say that your view of who Jesus is will determine your whole Christian walk. Your speech, your heart position, your worship, your serving, how you interact with others–all rest on who Jesus is to you.  If you have an angry, disappointed father’s view of Jesus, you will always be trying…