Casualties of Casualness
By: Tom Burns
On the morning of November 9, I awoke from the following dream:
I was playing baseball with a group of friends. We were in the field, playing defense, while the other team was at bat. As the dream started, we had just caught a long fly ball for the third, ending the opposing team’s time at bat. As we were casually walking off of the field, we were talking and laughing. Just as we were walking past the third base line, the opposing team came over and tagged us out. They ignored all accepted normal courtesies of the game and referred to some antiquated rule in declaring us “out”. I felt like they had ended our time at bat before we ever came to the plate.
The Reverential Fear of God - Part 3, Practical Steps
By: Tom Burns
This is the third and final article in a three part series on adopting a lifestyle of reverential fear of God. The first article addresses the fact that we were created for a relationship with God and the need for us to grow up in this relationship, becoming mature sons of God. The second article looks at some of the hidden ways sin plays a role in our lives and impacts our relationship with God. This article discusses some practical steps that Christians can take in responding with a reverential fear, or awe, of God.
The Two Kingdoms
The Vision
One recent Sunday morning, as I was waiting before the Lord, I saw a picture of two large triangles. They were pointing at each other, like heads of arrows and they were touching at their points. The picture reminded me of a bow tie. The triangle on the left was dark and depressing. It was filled with black and gray images. The triangle in the right was filled with colors. It was bright and exciting.
