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Awe Full
Probably the most well-known story of someone experiencing God’s absence is told in the book of Job. Stripped of everything in life-his health, his family, and his wealth-Job is brought to the point of utter despair. By the end of the book, though, God replaces much of what was taken during his desert experience. However,...
A Perseverance Miracle In Action
Philip was a Frenchman with a taste for old-school style and charm. Always tanned, he wore freshly pressed white shirts with matching white trousers and a dark blue sports jacket with a white handkerchief in the front pocket. Whenever I spoke with Philip, I felt like I had a brush with European royalty. The look,...
Two Kinds of Miracles
One thing to keep in mind is that the Bible seems to show us that there are twodifferent kinds of miracles, not just one. Instantaneous miracles The first kind of miracle is where God supernaturally removes or resolves a problem, like when someone is physically ill and God removes the sickness. I call these “instantaneous...
God Watches You Google
In 2006, AOL made an epic misjudgment. As part of a research project headed by Dr. Abdur Chowdhury, AOL made available to the public a massive amount of search data, releasing the search history of 650,000 users over a 3-month period. That totaled some twenty one million searches. Before releasing the data they anonymized it,...
The Church Needs Less Authenticity
If I hear one more twenty-something complaining about how the church needs to be more “authentic” I’m going to throw up. We’ve become obsessed with this word – “authenticity” – lately, and it’s becoming a problem. Step into any hipster church of suburbia, and you’ll likely find some young, V-neck-wearing Christ-follower who laments, “I just...
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