Inspiration From The Mountain

So, when does doing the right thing become the wrong thing? Peter faced that question on a rooftop in Joppa. He went there to pray while someone downstairs prepared his meal. Waiting, Peter grew hungry, but before the food arrived, God interrupted his prayers with a...

There are seasons in life when we do not know what to do next. We may have plans, hopes, and dreams, but suddenly something changes. A door closes. An opportunity does not come. A prayer seems unanswered. We find ourselves standing at a crossroads, wondering which...

“Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation…” (Jude 3, NKJV) It was Saturday afternoon, and I sat at the picnic table next to the podcast studio near the top of the Mountain. A summer afternoon breeze made our outdoor meeting of...

I’m not a very good texter. There’s a reason for that. During my years practicing law, I never conducted business by text. A text created a written record of a client conversation. Someone could glance over my shoulder in public and read it. If I lost my phone,...

“Not far.” “Not long.” During the times I ministered in Haiti, I heard those two expressions more times than I could count. At first, I assumed they meant the same thing they meant at home. I quickly learned otherwise. When I asked how far we needed to walk to reach a...

“And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’”     Matthew 5:1–3 (NKJV) Have you ever...