The Daily Memo | February 12 , 2024 | How to Listen Actively
Samuel was one of the greatest prophets in the Old Testament. I don’t believe it’s a coincidence that his first assignment from God was to listen for God’s voice (see 1 Sam. 3:8-10). Samuel’s story shows us that there’s a difference between active listening and passive hearing. Hearing is something we do with our ears. […]
The Daily Memo | February 9, 2024 | Our God Speaks
I realize that many dear followers of Christ have been taught that God only speaks to his sons and daughters through the Bible. The irony of that theology is this: that’s not what the Bible teaches! The Scriptures are filled with stories of God speaking to his people — intimately, personally. Adam and Eve spoke […]
The Daily Memo | February 8, 2024 | How Do We Know It’s God’s Voice
Jesus said of those who follow Him: My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and […]
The Daily Memo | February 2, 2024 | God Has Something to Say to You
One of the most important lessons you and I can learn is how to listen to God. In our complex and hectic lives, nothing is more urgent, nothing more necessary, and nothing more rewarding than hearing what God has to say to us—both as a body of believers and as individual people. You may ask, […]
The Daily Memo | January 19, 2024 | The Present | An Excerpt from Our Upcoming Book | Embracing Brokenness
I was reminded of a book that I’ve read several times – The Present, by Spencer Johnson, who also wrote another one of my favorites – Who Moved My Cheese? – and the sequel – Out of the Maze. The Present is a story of a young man’s journey to adulthood, and his tireless search for […]
The Daily Memo | January 18, 2024 | Willing to Thirst
There is a widespread belief in the church that to be a Christian somehow satisfies our every desire. As one camp song has it, “I’m inright, outright, upright, downright happy all day long.” What complete nonsense! Augustine emphasized, “The whole life of the good Christian is a holy longing. What you desire ardently, as yet […]