blind spot: an area where a person's view is obstructed.
I believe; help my unbelief! Mark 9:24
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my need for ongoing self-examination before the Lord. It’s probably the part of my faith I…
Read moreSep 6 2023
blind spot: an area where a person's view is obstructed.
I believe; help my unbelief! Mark 9:24
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my need for ongoing self-examination before the Lord. It’s probably the part of my faith I…
Read moreJul 5 2023
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge in Him. Nahum 1:7
Alright, we’re about half-way through 2023 and I feel like it’s time for a bit of a spiritual gut-check…
Read moreJun 7 2023
I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4
As I sit down to type this month’s blog (and accompanying content for the AS BOLD AS LIONS PODCAST), my heart is heavy…
Read moreMay 3 2023
As I sit down to type this month’s blog (and the accompanying content for my podcast episode), I’m pondering a subject I’ve never really discussed in much detail — to my knowledge. Even as I think about this topic, I…
Read moreApr 5 2023
I hear the Savior say,
"Thy strength indeed is small,
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all."
Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed…
Feb 1 2023
As I began this year, I wanted to take a more direct approach to my Bible reading in a way I haven’t done in previous years. Many of you may know the impact the books of wisdom have had on…
Read moreSep 7 2022
Is this one for the people?
Is this one for the Lord?
Or do I simply serenade
For things I must afford?
From the DC Talk song “What If I Stumble?”
With the opportunity to play and perform my own…
Read moreJun 1 2022
“You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out…
Read moreApr 6 2022
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell…
Read moreMar 2 2022
If you are like me, the events over the past couple years and even the last few months have been nothing short of monumental. It has been a roller coaster in many ways; going from one thing to the next…
Read moreJan 5 2022
***Please note: As previously mentioned, the blog of the week is moving to a monthly format. These monthly blogs and wice weekly devotionals will still go out if you are on my mailing list (sign up here: https://derekcharlesjohnson.com/as-bold-as-lions). Additionally,…
Read moreDec 22 2021
Away in a manger
No crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down his sweet head.
The stars in the sky
Looked down where he lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep in the hay
The cattle are lowing …
Read moreDec 1 2021
Hark! The herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.”
Joyful, all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies,
With th’angelic host proclaim:
“Christ is born in Bethlehem.” …
Oct 20 2021
(Every year in October, I take some blogs from over the past few years that have resonated perhaps more deeply and repost them as the blog of the week. Praying that this content will be a blessing to you --…
Read moreAug 25 2021
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of…
Read moreJul 28 2021
When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief…
Read moreJul 21 2021
But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel. Acts 6:10,15
Often the…
Read moreJun 23 2021
Psalm 91
1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2
I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 …
May 5 2021
Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of…
Read moreMar 17 2021
Wrapping up a series on how to share and defend the Gospel, I wanted to take a week just to focus on some of the falsehoods that exist as we encounter our world. Whenever the truth of Scripture is watered…
Read moreMar 10 2021
a·pol·o·get·ics (noun): reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine.
This term apologetics always used to confuse me a little. It sounds like the word “apology” and I once thought, “Why do I want…
Read moreMar 3 2021
In plotting out a blog series for this upcoming month, I was stirred to think about the faith we possess. In my own life, I wrestle with how well I understand what I believe and whether or not I can…
Read moreJan 27 2021
I hope this series “New Beginnings” has been an encouragement for you. Let’s be honest. January is a long month. We start out with the hope of a new year where everything sort of has a climatic point; even before…
Read moreJan 6 2021
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19
We’ve all had a lot of time to reflect…
Read moreDec 30 2020
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in…
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