The Daily Memo | July 12, 2022 | What Is Asked of Us?
The man possessed by many demons asked Jesus, “Why are You interfering with me?” You know the answer. It’s the same one He has for you. Because He loved him. And He loves you. If we are to find healing and true joy, we need to lean into His interference. And to do that, we […]
The Daily Memo | May 5, 2022 | Our New Name – An Excerpt from the Upcoming Book Embracing Brokenness
Charles Spurgeon said, “I will never have it that God created any man, especially any Christian man, to be a blank and a nothing. He made you for an end. Find out what that end is. Find out your niche and fill it. Do something in this great battle for God and Truth.” Mark Twain […]
The Daily Memo | May 4, 2022 | A Hundredfold Return
He was brought up on one of the roughest estates in Manchester. His father was an alcoholic. He left school at fifteen. He ran away from home. He lived on the streets. He joined a gang. He got involved in crime and ended up in prison. When he came out, he joined the army. He […]
The Daily Memo | October 27, 2021 | I Am _____
God introduced Himself to Moses with just two words: “I AM.” Typically that phrase needs a third word to complete the sentence. But because God is everything and everyone and everywhere that He needs to be in every moment, His name doesn’t need a third word. You and I, on the other hand, need that […]
The Daily Memo | October 12, 2021 | What’s Your Name?
Someone said we go through life with three names: the name our parents gave us, the name others give us (our reputation), and the name we give ourselves (our character). The name others give us matters, as “a good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold” […]
The Daily Memo | October 7, 2021 | Flight of Ichabod
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving tells of Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher who seeks to marry a beautiful young woman named Katrina. Key to the story is a headless horseman who haunts the colonial countryside. One night, Ichabod encounters a ghostly apparition on horseback and flees the region in terror. It’s clear to […]
