His 5 a.m. Appointment
A young man wanted to know the old man’s secret for keeping his 5 a.m. appointment with the Lord every morning. Here it is… […]
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May 5, 2025 — Fighting Without, Fear Within
I’d rather stand with God and be judged by the world than stand with the world and be judged by God. Here’s a progress report: “The walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed” (Neh 4:7). Of course this stirred up a hornet’s nest with their detractors, “and all of them conspired […]
An Open Door
Imagine a Canadian, living in the U.S., but visiting in Northern Ireland. There he is invited by a stranger into his home in a city across the border in the Republic of Ireland, to speak to a roomful of people whose hearts are also open to hear God’s Word. How does this happen? Who opened […]
May 2, 2025 — Making Progress
The antagonists talked down to the workers. The workers talked up to God—then kept on working. What are the entryways into God’s blessing? 1. Salvation at the Sheep Gate. 2. Testimony at the Fish Gate. 3. Obedience at the Old Gate. 4. Humility at the Valley Gate. 5. Confession at the Refuse Gate. 6. Filling […]
The Go(l)d Standard
My father and I were both fascinated by the printing process. How ideas from one mind could be spread to others through black marks on a page intrigued us. That’s how we ended up at McCormick Place in Chicago for an international print exhibition. One company featured their gold stamping machine. A salesman was handing […]
May 1, 2025 — The Final Three Gates
Heaven! “Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there” (Rev 21:25, BSB). Early in the believer’s life we make our way to Gate 8, “the Horse Gate,” where “the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house” (Neh 3:28). Out from this gate went soldiers to face the […]
April 30, 2025 — More Gates, More Glory
Where can we find Wisdom? “At the openings of the gates in the city she speaks her words” (Prov 1:21). We began our journey around Jerusalem’s ramparts, learning lessons about the progress of faith from the first four gates: salvation at the Sheep Gate; testimony at the Fish Gate; obedience at the Old Gate; and humility at […]
Episode 16: The Trinity Completes The Plan Of Salvation
April 29, 2025 — The First Four Gates
The following studies are illustrations, not interpretations, of the access points into God’s presence. “Walk about Zion, and go all around her. Count her towers; mark well her bulwarks; consider her palaces; that you may tell it to the generation following. For this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our guide […]