John Stancil

Unreasonable Love

Bear with me for a few minutes of speculation. Imagine that you know nothing about God. Spiritual things are not a part of your life. Suppose someone told you that the God of the Universe left His exalted position and became human. Why would He do something so radical? When we view it from aContinue reading “Unreasonable Love”

Might, Power, and the Spirit

I was recently doing some devotional reading and came across Zechariah 4:6, which reads “Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of armies.” Zerubbabel was a civic leader in Jerusalem and had the responsibilityContinue reading “Might, Power, and the Spirit”

Karma

Perhaps it is that I am more sensitive to the topic than in the past, but recently I have noticed numerous references to the word “Karma.” I’ve seen it in books, on Facebook, in conversation – it seems the word is everywhere. We have Credit Karma, Karma Automotive, Karma Coupons. So what is Karma, andContinue reading “Karma”

Blessings

People today often talk about being blessed. usually in the context of “God has really blessed me” I started thinking about this and wondered “Why does God bless me?” “What have I done to deserve His blessing?” “If I am blessed, what should my response be to those blessings?” It sometimes troubles me thatContinue reading “Blessings”

True Freedom

I was recently reading my Bible with no particular objective in mind and came across a familiar verse, 2 Corinthians 3:17, which reads “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” My initial thought upon reading it was that God must have removed His Spirit fromContinue reading “True Freedom”