Who Cares?
Well, we are changing things around here again. Because of a shift in our weekly schedule and morning availability to write, we have changed what days content for NRJohnson comes out. As you will find throughout this week, a few of our days have been shuffled about, we think for the better (at least better for our busy schedule). Today we have a guest post from General William Booth (the founder of the Salvation Army), whose story below may be one of his most popular. The following is paraphrased by the late Keith Green whose life was greatly impacted by what you are about to read. Read more
God’s Indescribable Power – Part 2
Last week we looked at the context for God’s indescribable, phenomenal, and overwhelming power as put forth in Ephesians 1.19 (click here to read). But what is Paul trying to say by writing that God has “exceedingly great” power? I’m glad you asked. In our passage, Paul actually uses four different words for “power” to convey the grandeur of who God is and what He has at His disposal. Read more
Quote 013 :: The Value of the Cross
I am awed by what suffering can produce. You and I are nothing without the cross. I agonize and cry when the cross is working within me, but when it is over I look back in admiration for what God has accomplished. Of course I am then ashamed that I bore it so poorly. I have learned so much from my foolish reactions. Read more
Why Have You Never Told Me?
In today’s guest post, professor and author LE Maxwell writes that we (every believer) are called to be missionaries to the world – locally and globally. Sure, there will be those whom God calls specifically to a lifetime of mission work, but every believer IS a missionary. The question becomes, “Why has it taken you so long to tell me?” as is often heard across the mission field. Read more
Chocolate Soldier :: CT Studd
We are missing much in today’s so-called “version” of Christianity. A hundred years ago a man by the name of CT Studd thought so too. As Christians we are called to heroic feats as Jesus uses our lives to go out, proclaim, serve, and save the lost. It is all Him and His movement in our lives, but today we shrink back and hide out of fear, weakness, selfishness, and sin. Studd’s mandate in his little book, Chocolate Soldiers, is just that – become the strong, poured-out vessel God desires to use rather than the weak, melt-at-the-sight-of-fire individual. Read more
When You Don’t Have The “More”
We live in what could be considered the height of history, information speaking. Never has information and knowledge been so readily available – at the click of a button, the push of a mouse, or by picking up a phone. This is certainly true in the realm of Scripture – we have more Bibles, more software, more ancient discoveries, more archeological evidence, more commentaries, more sermons, more more more more more … And yet, with all this “more” it could be argued that the devotion, intimacy, and dependency which use to mark even “basic” Christians yesteryear has dissipated. We have grown lax and cold, apathetic and hardened, careless and uninterested – all the while filling our churches, singing our songs, and assuming we are “comfortable” in our measly version of Christianity. Read more
God’s Indescribable Power – Part 1
I have been saturating in Ephesians 1.15-23 for some time now. Paul’s prayer has been incredibly rich to my soul as I have been discovering all that it holds for my life. It is certainly a true statement that when you get into the Word, you cannot remain the same! This has unquestionably been the case in my life. Recently, I have entered a new subsection of the passage (1.20-23) – an example of God’s indescribable power as told in verse 19. Over the next several weeks, I want to walk through the passage as we discover the essence and immeasurability of God’s power. But first, let us review what Paul has been saying throughout his prayer in Ephesians 1:15-19. Read more
