Dialogic Prayer that Leads to Maranatha Faith

“How Long, Lord?” This is one of the prayers recorded in Revelation 6. Prayer is a back and forth dialogue with God, and in that exchange, faith is produced. And not just ordinary faith, but what I call Maranatha faith. Maranatha or "Come, Lord Jesus." A...

Revelation 5 – Navigating Through the Messy Middle

I love the book of Revelation.  I think it fits my poetic sensibilities.  You may look at me and I know you must be thinking, Ray, he looks like a guy who drinks root beer all day and watches sports.  I don’t like root beer, but I do love sports.  But that is only one...

Ministry vs. Great Commission?

Ministry is a word that has become a bit taboo among some Christians and some allergic reactions are so strong that the mere utterance of the “M” word causes an immediate shutdown of the auditory faculties. Understandably, people with this kind of negative...

Trustworthy Sayings

Icebreaker – favorite movie, survey church background Introduce myself. Graduation, family, college ministry, missions. I am so thankful that each of you can come and attend our historic first Bible study here at USC Health Campus and I am excited to see what...