Category Archives: house church
The Vale of Achor
“Go and take for yourself a wife of harlotry.” Hosea couldn’t believe his ears — or more likely, the ears of his spirit. Had Yahweh truly said this to him? That he should marry a prostitute? Is this the sort … Continue reading
Journal of a Grape
I shared this with the body a while back, and I believe I said I’d post it to my blog — but of course I forgot. So . . . I happened to think of it just now. It’s the … Continue reading
Discovery Bible Study (group)
Oral Study for a Group How many groups doing Bible studies actually study . . . the Bible? Here’s a great way to allow the word of God to do the teaching. Anyone can do a Bible study like this. … Continue reading
Discovery Bible Study
Three Column Study I’ve only recently discovered what is (to me) a new method of studying God’s word, and I’m excited about it — so of course I want to tell you about it and how to do it. This … Continue reading
Lamps in the Village
Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was a village . . . In this village lived people of all sorts; people who saw, people who felt, and people who knew. People who sought and found, and … Continue reading
Not A Mixture
I am that which you know to be right and true and beautiful. My way is not a mixture — you know I hate a mixture — everything must be what it is, not what some other thing is . … Continue reading
Philippians 2:1-18 (part 3)
Here’s the passage: So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who … Continue reading
What is In Christ?
Paul speaks the words “in Christ” a multitude of times in his New Testament writings. Our little group of brothers and sisters is planning to discuss this subject this week, and I’ve been asking God about it. To start out … Continue reading
Forget the Law!
So many people just want to know what God requires of us so they can do it. They want the list. “Show me what I should and shouldn’t do and I’ll do it, okay? Is that so hard?” The same … Continue reading
The Garden of the Heart
As I sat down to meditate on Jesus and see what He might say to me, I saw in my mind a beautiful pink and white blossomed tree. Quickly I realized it was not a single tree, but an … Continue reading