A closer look at the Sermon on the Mount and the heart of God.
💎 Diamond
Narnia, George Harrison, and a Twenty Dollar Bill
A revealing dream(s), and a word of wisdom.
The Realest Meal
The Song
Give us this day our daily song.
Why Do I Exist…?
Answering the timeless question.
Revisiting the Burning Bush
A fresh look at the name of God.
The Invitation to Awaken
Purpose
The Eternal Drink (and the Reason behind the Reason)
The Existence of the Messiah
Science, spirituality, suffering…and faith.
P(e)acemaker
Recalibrating the heart.
Lenten Traditions
Tradition and truth.
The Larger Story
Original Blessing and Eternal Love
The Race to Survive
The Kingdom solution to racial and ethnic barriers.
What Do I Do With All This Anxiety?
The special, surprising solution to anxiety.
Dust and Glory
Some soul-lifting perspective from a distant space craft and an Old Testament prophet.
A Jesus Epiphany
Moving beyond “church as usual” and accusation-based Christianity. A brief blog from Bob Ingle.
The Evidence of Eden (and the Gospel in the Rainforest)
The remarkable evidence of the Sahara’s fertile past….and the promise of Eden’s return.
Supernovae and Tree Rings
A message in the stars traveling trillions of miles to speak to us intimately through trees.
The Future of the Church
Tying together previous conversations into a clear and vivid vision for the future of the global church.
A Celestial Revolution
You Make God Feel Good Inside
This month’s edition of the Elisha’s Riddle podcast.
And All Shall Be Well
A hope-filled word from Jesus given to a young woman in the midst of a pandemic in the Dark Ages and how this connects with our story today.
The Finished Work of Jesus
How the revelation of what Jesus did on the cross changed everything.
Whales, Miracles, and the Kiss of God
A tremendous tale about God speaking through whales. Nick and Dylan continue in a conversation of the amazing things God has been revealing and confirming through the years.
Identity, Recovery, and Calling
Nick and Dylan share some fun stories as they discuss the amazing history behind a vision to reach those lost in addiction with the message of redeemed identity in Christ.
Fun in the Presence of God
A conversation between Nick and Dylan, co-creators of Elisha’s Riddle.
Becoming Like Children
Hope in a Happy Meal
Gestation and New Life
Intoxicating Love
Journey into the All-Consuming Fire…
Stewarding Your Sonship
Be Holy
Well-Rested
Made Perfect…the Final Chapter
Innocence & Harmony
There is a deep harmony that runs underneath everything like a healing river winding in and out of the rocks of existence. This is a river that everyone walks through unaware, though we all consciously dip our foot into it from time to time.
The Original Composition
Do You Remember?
Our Collective Identity in Christ
Made Perfect: Chapter Six
The secret superpower of a Christian…
Christ and the Cosmos
Visions of Ecstasy
But the earth-shattering, heaven-splitting, hell-exploding truth is that the revelation of God’s infinite love and pleasure is for you, without you even lifting a finger.
Bibliolatry . . . The Worship of the Bible
The Imagination and New Worlds
Made Perfect
The problem is forgetting we’re completely whole and perfectly loved.
Creation: Our Original “Scriptures”
The BEST News on the Planet
Made Perfect: Chapter Three
Made Perfect: Chapter Two
Take Heart
Made Perfect: Chapter One
Antelope Canyon
People across the globe come to see it for themselves. See what? The results of . . . flowing water, and lots of time.
Seeds and Other Mysteries
Happy Trinity Meditation 1: The River of Joy
The Inerrant and Infallible Christ
A Changed Reality Through Prayer
A Display of Father’s Glory
God’s Holiness
Rainbows & Eternity
God looked at Jesus and saw the infinite depths of His character and being, and within those depths He saw billions of other reflections. These facets and reflections were us. God saw us "in Christ" and desired to create the universe through Jesus in order to . . .
Holy Breath
The lure of the "good life" (whatever that means) comes at us with a thousand hooks, meant to consume our focus and arrange our lives - to feel protected, secure, organized, safe. Yes, many of us have lost this sense of awestruck innocence, but it is quite present deep within, buried under layers and layers of cultural indoctrination, trauma/pain, and unmet expectations . . . awaiting an awakening.
Co-Creators
You are my beloved child created by love, for love, and to carry my love into the world to establish my kingdom on earth...You are created more powerfully than you realize. You create like I did - by bringing invisible things into the visible realm at all times.
The Simple Word of God
Without Form
God is good! Everything He created, He declared, “It is good!” When He created and formed you, His masterpiece, seeing the very image and likeness of Himself, He said the same thing. Can you hear the wondrous delight in these simple words, “It is very good!”
The Big Bang of the New Creation
Sometimes Sadness Comes
Yearning and longing can easily be mistaken for sadness... In dealing with the intensity of such emotions, what is truly needed is something that can provide a sustained satisfaction to that longing; a satisfaction that is not hurtful to ourselves or others. Something that does not distract us from “Christ in us the hope of glory.”
The “Deceitful” Heart
Sociopath Father
A tragic story – and a passionate plea for the true portrait of the Three-in-Love God.
Feelings & Heart
The Laughter of the Trinity
The “Deceitful” Heart – Part 3
The ultimate victory of the Cross has put to rest everything that could possibly hold us back from the most awesome existence imaginable – the one God dreamed up before the creation of the world, and the one He dreamed up specifically for you while you were in your mother’s womb.
Perceived Silence
The Riddle of Two Sons
Does God hate some and love others? This article brings a powerful revelation into the verse "Jacob I have loved, Esau I have hated." It is revelation that not only explains the verse, but expounds on the entire destiny of human history!
Your Golden Ticket
When You Pray…
The Practice of the Presence of God
God is an Explosion of Happiness
The “Deceitful” Heart – Part 2
Before we ever had our hearts deceived, before Eve ever listened to the serpent, we were blessed by our Father and Creator. This is Original Blessing. This is our inheritance. This concept is what we must receive and hold fast as our core belief in order to understand the character of God, the purpose of the Cross, and our very own nature.
Perfect Theology
There are over 41,000 denominations...all who believe that they have come to the correct understanding on certain aspects of the scriptures. Perhaps God’s people have lost the plot somewhere, as the World-Encompassing Good News of the Gospel has been hijacked and turned into a contest of who’s right and who’s wrong.
The Song of the Ages
We were formed in the dust, yet we were never meant to remain a blend of chemical-infused earth. We were made by Love to bear the image of Love. This is why God leaned into man’s earthly form and kissed him into being. The Maker drew near to Adam and breathed into his nostrils the spark of divine life, which became our true genesis.
The “Deceitful” Heart – Part 1
Experiencing God
The reason people struggle to experience God is because they are looking for a God who is distant, boring, lifeless, aloof, silent, and completely focused on moral failures. The funny thing is, this God doesn't exist! So, if you’re looking for the God who is keeping track of your sins up in the sky, you are certainly going to struggle to experience “him.” That’s a non-god!
Fun Facts About Christ in You
Christ is in you. Do you think he’s worried? No, Christ doesn’t have an existential crisis about the state of his soul every day. He’s not worried that he’s not good enough, or that the Father is going to kick him out of Heaven. He’s not worried about the economy or the political climate.
Finding Home
We have all stepped off the path. Took a sidestep into the brush. Turned around and didn’t recognize anything. What happens first is that we don’t recognize ourselves. And our language changes rather rapidly to shame and self-condemnation. And from there, we certainly don’t recognize who God is either.
The Opiate of the Masses
The world is still in need of true healing, not just a temporary numbing. But to understand how we come to find real healing, we first need to see more of the connection between opiates and religion. This will open up to the door to a beautiful revelation . . .
Made Perfect
Am I enough? Am I acceptable to God? Am I a disappointment to the One who created me? Or am I a blessing to His heart? It can’t be both. It has to be one or the other. Yet sadly, because of the trust we put in ourselves, we think we are a disappointment to God . . .
Foolish Wisdom
Snuffleupagus: Big Bird’s Imaginary Friend
Back in 1971, on Season 3 of Sesame Street, Big Bird talked about his friend Snuffleupagus. His nickname was “Snuffy” and he was a wooly mammoth. He was big, brown, and furry. He was Big Bird’s best friend. The only problem was, nobody on Sesame Street could see Snuffy except […]
I Love You, Stinky Face!
By Tim Ballentine (A special guest of Elisha’s Riddle). The gospel boldly declares that we are righteous, loved, and flawless in His sight. But what about when we don’t feel or act that way? Our Christian Church history is filled with wonderful minds. With musicians and artists. Writers. Theologians. Speakers. […]
Papa’s Power
This week I’d like to discuss the power of our Daddy. In the previous 3 weeks we have discussed first that Jesus has revealed that the creator of the universe is our Dad. Second we discussed that our Papa is very passionate and full of enthusiasm towards us. And third […]
The Sneeze of Salvation
“His sneezings flash forth light.” Job 41:18 How annoying is it when you have to sneeze but you just can’t get it out? It’s one of the worst things in the world. Isn’t it so frustrating? And when that sneeze finally comes out, isn’t it just wonderful? It’s such a […]
Lions and Honey
Nick here… I felt led to share a riddly message I gave at my church two weeks ago. If you have the time, enjoy some sweet honey dug out of a secret crevice of the Word of the LORD 🙂
Papa’s Pleasure
The ancients struggled to figure out why God created the world. They crafted stories of war between gods and other catastrophic tales of our origin. The Scriptures past down to us offer us something remarkably different. The book of Genesis tells us that each day when God made something new, […]
Papa’s Passion
If God is our Father, what kind of Papa do we have? One of the common denominators of the modern Dad is that he is disinterested. There is a lack of engagement that comes from the heart. You can imagine the Dad who isn’t really listening to his […]
A Revelation of Papa
Many of us want to know God. We are very intrigued by this mysterious Deity. The universe is so big, there are billions and billions of planets that we are still discovering. The details of life are so mind-boggling. Through sex, a tiny sperm enters a female egg and somehow, […]
Christ is a Place
Paul tells us 81 different times in the New Testament that we are “in Christ.” There are multiple dimensions to what it means to be “in Christ.” One of the themes that Paul develops is that “in Christ” is actually a location that we exist in. Christ is a person but […]
You Are a Gift From God to God
What is humility? Humility is accepting the truth that God reveals. What is false humility? False humility is being so “humble” that you reject that free gift of God’s grace. A good picture of false humility is Peter telling Jesus not to wash his feet. You can imagine that this […]
Why Do We Exist
For thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 4:11 King James Version First off, the above verse is in the King James Version so it must be true. The King James Version is the same language that Jesus Himself spoke. Okay, […]
Independence from Religion
This 4th of July I am personally celebrating my own freedom from law and religion, when a few years ago I woke up to a greater revelation of God’s unfathomable grace… Before this, I was enslaved to this constant pressure to have be fasting, praying, evangelizing, etc. in order to […]
Why Do We Struggle to Experience God?
We struggle to find God because we look for a God who isn’t infinitely rejoicing in us. God is the fullness of joy. He exists in infinite happiness in the fellowship of the Trinity. As Miester Eckhart said, “In the heart of the Trinity the Father laughs and gives […]
The Happy Trinity – Teaching
Below is a teaching on God’s happiness. It’s full of Biblical references and Church History references. Enjoy God’s happiness today! The Father is happy with the Son and we’ve been included in that infinite happiness!
Perfect Happiness
For by one sacrifice He has made perfect for all time those who are sanctified. Hebrews 10:14 1600 years ago Augustine wrote, “Every man, whatsoever his condition, desires to be happy.” The pursuit of happiness runs through all of us, we can’t escape it. The gospel has everything to do […]