Posts by Pressing On Together

Nothing is impossible with God. We can ask, but He can give more than we can imagine. “With God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) He “is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think.” (Ephesians 3:20) At the same time, we must live in dependence on and surrender to God. He…

There are five physical senses: smell, taste, sight, touch, and hearing. Neuropsychologists say thinking is the sixth sense. Seventh Sense Christians have been given a seventh sense: spiritual discernment. “But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because…

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. I–finally—ordered “grown-up bookcases” to replace my college concrete block and board shelves. I carefully measured to maximize the shelf space and pictured how wonderful they’d look. But I didn’t, not for one second, consider getting the bookcases from the driveway into my study. The corner unit could not be maneuvered through the hall and…

Driving from a crowded event, a policeman forced me to turn right when I needed to go straight. He didn’t want to hear about my problem. He just wanted me to move on. Humph. Move on God said something similar to Moses and to Paul. Moses really wanted to cross over the Jordan and see…

When you are awake in the middle of the night, what are you doing? Worrying? Thinking about what you are going to do tomorrow? Reviewing your “To Do” list? Singing? Singing? God gives us songs in the night. (Job 35:10) Songs in the Night Songs in the night is God’s wonderful gift for the believer.…

This has been quite a year! And its only summer. I completed the final edits on my book. My book was released! I’ve had four eye surgeries and a gazillion doctor visits. I’m tired. I’m low energy. I’m not getting much done. At the moment, I’m not even rejoicing that my book was released after…

True or False: Process versus Outcome: We have responsibility over our thoughts, words, and deeds, but we do not control the outcome. We can be nice, loving, and giving, and yet the Bible guarantees some will hate us (Matthew 10:22; 24:9). We can work hard, and even get good results for our companies, but that does…

Are you telling God you can’t do something? Huh-oh. When twelve spies, sent into the Promised Land, returned, ten of the twelve spies told the Israelites the people in the Promised Land were too strong for them and they couldn’t take the land. “We are not able to go up against the people, for they…

An undergraduate student challenged my comments on health policy. She thought that, because she was going to be a physician, her future was secure with ample income and a great career. She would not entertain any other possibility. And she wasn’t even in med school yet! She refused to believe her view of the future…