Tag Archives for hearing
My sheep hear my voice
Just a few days ago I met with a man who told me he wanted to know God better. I believe his cry for a closer relationship with God is not unique to him. Before Adam chose the way of … Continue reading
Exposed
The young man across the table from me was dead serious. “Tell me about your prayer life”, he asked me. “I want to know how you pray”. Sam was a pastor’s son from a part of Africa that had seen … Continue reading
Keep yourselves in the love of God
Yesterday I went for a walk after lunch. While I was out walking, my thoughts turned to the previous evening’s church meeting. The meeting had featured a thought-provoking presentation on how our church welcomes and integrates new people, and some … Continue reading
Intimacy with God: some ways God speaks
So much could be said about this topic that I can only scratch the surface here. For anyone who seriously wants to learn more about hearing the voice of God, I’d encourage you to pick up one of the following … Continue reading
Intimacy with God: hearing his voice
Does God speak to individuals today? If so, how does he speak? It’s part of the promise of the New Covenant that ordinary believers can hear the voice of God. Jeremiah prophesied that a time was coming when every Israelite would … Continue reading
Learning to listen
The other day at work I was listening to a conversation at coffee break. The conversation was about sentencing for people who do Internet kiddie porn. One of my workmates made the comment that if someone is sick enough to … Continue reading