“For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of mind with His truth; the purifying of imagination by His beauty; the opening of the heart to His love; the surrender of will to His purpose—and all of this gathered up in … More Thoughts on Worship
I have been an admirer of Peter Williams scholarship and communication ability for some time. (There is at least one video of his up on the ChosenRebel Blog that gives testimony to both.) Recently, I started reading his 2018 book on the reliability of the gospels. It does not disappoint. Here’s a brief quote from … More History and Christ: Can We Trust the Gospels?
Sunday Afternoon MusingsSometimes, Weeping is Unstoppable. We had Easter again this Sunday. Our pastor lost a sister to sickle-cell disease this past week. But heaven gained a new citizen. Kai loved Jesus and so the family rejoices in the midst of their grief just like my family did when we lost my sister in January. … More Holy Forever
Protect the Warmth of Your Heart Left to its own, all heat is always dissipating, becoming tepid and cold. Hearts too, follow the physics of nature in the spiritual atmosphere of the soul. Unless the fires of our love for God are tended faithfully, the heart grows tepid and cold. This certainly is why the … More Protect the Warmth of Your Heart
Wednesday is for Political Controversy I don’t want to write this post. Despite the fact that I wrote a book with the title Picking a President or Any Other Elected Official, I’m not a really political person. I’m a registered Independent. Have been all my life. I wish all Christians were registered Independents. I don’t … More Nine Biblical Reasons to Reject Donald Trump as a Candidate for President
Preparing to Study the Word of God: Get the Big Picture Forest and Trees. Both are beautiful and mysterious. I walk through a forest and can view the conglomerated beauty of all the trees, rocks and fauna, ………..the moss, the dear trails,………..the ponds and marshes, ………..the streams and creeks and rivers, ………..the ravines and hills … More Plans and Projects for Multiple Readings of the Gospel of John
There are those times in life when we lose. But there are also those times in life when we think we are losing and we aren’t. Sometimes life is kicking us in the shins and when we fall to the ground in pain we get kicked in the head as well. In our family, we … More When You Think You are Losing
Analogies are helpful and here is a good one from a godly leader who now lives with Jesus. Jerry Bridges was a long time staff member with the Navigators, a discipleship ministry that started in the military but has expanded in to worldwide discipling movement. Wise words from Jerry Bridges and his classic book The … More The Relationship Between Farming and Holiness
A friend I met in Israel, lives in the Hollywood Hills and writes books for living. (Great job if you have the talent for it and Tom Bissell has it.). Anyway, in one of his books, Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia, says the Vodka is not a beverage. … More “Vodka is Not a Beverage”
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