Welcome back! Did you catch the connection between intimacy with God – man – Scripture, yesterday? Pretty significant. Today as you consider your journey with God expect him to direct personally and specifically. In our 5 week inSPIRE™ journey we’re going to pull apart and...

When I arrived at Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, I did not speak a word of French. It made no sense to me and I got in a fair bit of trouble right away. Upon arrival, we were lined up in rows and I, unwittingly, became one French sergeant major’s direct point of attention. As he...

We’ve talked about God breathing eternity into Scripture and into you, helping us understand how critical it is that we spend personal time in Scripture, understanding that there is no substitute. And we’ve considered putting roots down that move us from a spiritual weakling to someone...

“It was in the year that King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne…” This verse is Isaiah’s opening line in chapter 6 of the Book named after him. A king, a hero, and a powerful leader had just died. I believe that as Isaiah and his countrymen experienced...

For those of you who are following each inSPIRE post and asking yourself the questions from each associated  “moment in the mirror” – congratulations! And if you’ve looked inside for answers, I’m pretty sure God is pleased, and that your journey here is worth the time we’ve both...

On the seventh day of our journey, we’ll rest and reflect. God himself modeled rest after six days’ work, and we ignore his instruction  to do the same, to our own detriment. So today, simply meditate and prayerfully consider the first six days of your inSPIRE journey. What is the...

Today we touch on the topic of eating and tomorrow we talk about sex. I hope you’re ready for this week because these two topics tend to be hot buttons. We looked at Daniel’s example when it came to eating yesterday, and opened up our examination of our physical well-being. Today we get...

God is the author and creator of sex and of our sexuality. That should come as a great relief to us because our culture has this topic messed up! God works for our good, creates standards to protect us, and loves us like nobody on earth can. And while sex is intended for good, God warns us...

Medical reports from a variety of credible sources tell us that 70-80% of hospitalized care can be traced back to stress-related causes! That’s big. That gives us something to consider, and the Bible is not silent on the issue. Take, for example, Elijah’s situation in 1 Kings 18-19. Elijah...

I was in an Arrow classroom with Mary Lance Sisk (now in heaven), who was speaking on prayer. She asked our group to read Psalms 23 and talk to the Lord about it, listening for what he had to say. Well I chuckled as I read verse 2, where it says “He makes me lie down in green pastures”. I...