Mike | February 21, 2007
My previous post commented on Obadiah and his boldness and the guts it took to risk everything for GOD. I want to focus on Elijah now. It’s all in the same passage – 1 Kings 18.
Elijah, what a man of GOD. 1 Kings 18 records his showdown with the prophets of Baal – [...]
Mike | February 21, 2007
Yesterday morning I was led to read 1 Kings 18. It’s the story of Elijah and his showdown with the prophets of Baal. Then again, there’s another story here I have overlooked until yesterday. It’s the story of Obadiah, a servant of King Ahab.
A little background on Ahab.
He had become king of [...]
Mike | February 14, 2007
Ever wonder what it looks like to be a man with a heart for God? I do. I did. . .until God reminded of a guy named Caleb. For the last couple of days God has been showing me what it looks like and what it takes to be a man God [...]
Mike | February 6, 2007
I read the blog of a co-laborer in the Kingdom. His name is Mark Batterson and he’s the pastor of the National Community Church in Washington, D.C. Today he wrote this post. . .
I just wrote an article for Catalyst Monthly. Should be in next month’s issue. I’m not sure exactly how to say this–don’t [...]
Mike | February 2, 2007
I thought I might get your attention with this title. For guys that’s a rough thing to think about – and a painful one at that. But I was reading Kenny Luck’s book, Risk: Are You Willing to Trust God with Everything?, when he used a passage from Jeremiah 4:3-4 -
3 This is what the [...]
Mike | February 1, 2007
In our current culture I don’t think we necessarily have what may be referred to as a rite of passage for our young men. Do we have a process. . .a set of actions. . .an event that declares to our sons that they will now be expected to take on the responsibilities as [...]