“I don’t like to depend on you.” I was complaining to Shepherd Jesus, a few years ago, about my sheepness. That dependence used to feel like a trap. Sheep are independent from birth. They can stand on their own two (oops, I mean, four) feet soon after birth. Sheep are defenseless, though. They …
Category Archives: Character of God
No “Face Control” at the Gates of Heaven
"Money, looks, and attitude are all weighed and ranked IN A FEW SECONDS, along with a sense of whether you belong." "Barbarians at the Gate," New York Times Style Magazine, Travel Fall, 2009 pg 66. It's called "face control." When you present yourself at the door of many Moscow nightclubs, you are met by a …
How to Wrestle with God
My article, Is God's Purpose Worth Your Pain? , on CBN.com attracted a number of comments. One commenter says she was "shocked and intrigued" when she read my statement, "If we wrestle with him until he blesses us…" She asks: "Is it really okay to wrestle with God?" That's a reference to Genesis 32, where …