Author: ourCOG

Day Nine = It’s Just the Beginning (40 day fasting challenge)

Day Nine = It’s Just the Beginning Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? (Gal. 3:1-3) Through fasting God is calling His people to a wholly dependence upon Him. Our own religious rhetoric and antics... »

Ordinary Time – time that matters

Time matters in the Kingdom of God. This includes every moment of time for with God every moment is precious. In fact, the spiritual realm moves in ‘moments of time’. During the time of temptation in the wilderness, Satan came to Jesus with... »

An Afternoon Walk

I love walking theseDry paths in the afternoonSun, wind blowingCool air across my face.I think about cityLife, and how so much getsLost in the smell ofFumes and pavement andSanitized earth.I go back to the days of myYouth, when I wouldRun through these... »

Place

In Scripture, particularly the Old Testament, the theme of land is prominent. This might be surprising at first glance, especially in a day where booming urban centers remind us that we can fit a lot of people into a relatively small piece of land.  God chose Abraham and promised to turn his descendants into a [...] »