May 1, 2020
by Jay Lickey
| Tags: GOSPEL, SCRIPTURE
There is only one way that you are going to worship God with real, fervent, soul-pulsing worship. And that is if you see something in God that is so beautiful it takes your breath away. That is what worship is. So how do you see this? Let me tell you the two routes misguided people often take. The first route is the manufactured route. It even comes with a formula: only ...
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March 13, 2020
by Jay Lickey
| Tags: Relationships, SCRIPTURE
Every single person exists in circles of relationships. Maybe we could call them spheres of influence. There is the work sphere, the church sphere, the neighborhood sphere, the school sphere and more. In that circle are certain people that you basically only interact with in that sphere. There might be some overlap in those spheres, but usually the larger part of those p...
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February 4, 2020
by Jay Lickey
| Tags: PRAYER, SCRIPTURE
I have been preparing for my India trip where I will be teaching pastors and church leaders how to faithfully handle the Psalms and other poetry scripture. In that preparation, I will have to deal with an issue many Christians would rather ignore: imprecatory psalms. The imprecatory psalms are those in which the biblical writer, usually David, is calling down destruction...
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December 16, 2018
by Jay Lickey
| Tags: Apologetics, Evangelism, SCRIPTURE
What does an infant do with a diamond? Let me give you the two most likely options: 1) eat it, 2) lose it. We might show a little toddler our diamond ring, but there is no way we are going to give it to him. Why? He simply does not understand the concepts of value and rarity or how such concepts are attached to this shiny rock.
There is a parallel to this when it come...
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October 12, 2018
by Jay Lickey
| Tags: Bible, SCRIPTURE, Critique
One of the primary drivers behind the charismatic movement is the desire for an experience with God. While we should always pray for and seek God's power in our midst, we have to be careful what we mean when we speak of these things. Do we mean watching God change lives, illuminate his Word, meet needs, and providentially orchestrate details? Or do we mean visions, dre...
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March 28, 2017
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE
| Tags: SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE, SCRIPTURE
Last week I argued that the goal of devotional times was not just to have them, but to revel in them as times of relational intimacy. It is a time for knowing Christ and being known; a time for Christ to dwell in and through you while you rest and grow in Him.
Like any relationship, there are two kinds of time spent with a person: quality time and quantity time. They ...
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August 27, 2016
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
CULTURE
| Tags: GOD’S WILL, SCRIPTURE
We have all been asked the question. If you could choose just one superpower, what would it be? Today I heard an expert weigh in on the issue. During an interview on Up To Date, hosted by Kansas City Star's Steve Kraske, two long time science fiction writers, George R.R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass, were asked this very question. I was very interested. Here were two ...
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