This Past Week’s Tweets on Intensely Local Ministry
December 21, 2012
Changing the way you think about your relationships. This Past Week’s Tweets on Intensely Local Ministry.
Month: December 2012
A Prophet at Harvard: From Liberal Hero to Goat
December 20, 2012
The following, except for a closing comment, is from Kairos Journal. May God raise up a dozen Solzhenitsyn-like voices for our perilous, irresponsible and wicked times. A Prophet Visits Harvard (1978) Before his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Russian exile Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was the darling of the American liberal intelligentsia; when he finished, he was a pariah. (The New York Times called … More A Prophet at Harvard: From Liberal Hero to Goat
A Word for Well Meaning Christians and Others Regarding Sandy Hook: Keep your mouth shut!
December 20, 2012
“You will know also that your descendants will be many,And your offspring as the grass of the earth. Job 5:25 Updated because Sandy Hook has been repeated so often. When people are hurting, it is wise to let your words be few. Job’s friends were not helpful. Indeed, it is hard to imagine a more cruel word … More A Word for Well Meaning Christians and Others Regarding Sandy Hook: Keep your mouth shut!
“God Will Make a Way Where There is No Way.”
December 18, 2012
Wednesday is for Prayer Never, never underestimate the power of the gospel to completely transform a man, ANY MAN, from any background, any color, any sin, no matter how long standing his involvement in rebellion toward God. And never underestimate God’s ability “to make a way when there is no way.” What he uses to … More “God Will Make a Way Where There is No Way.”
Sin Ruins Nations: How to Preach to a Government that has Turned its Back
December 17, 2012
Tuesday is for Preaching Recently, I was taken to task on a critical statement I made toward politicians in general of both parties and of the president in particular. It was a friend who took me to task, and we remain friends though I remain unconvinced that my criticism of the Congress, Senate and Executive … More Sin Ruins Nations: How to Preach to a Government that has Turned its Back
The Virgin Birth of Christ is Not an Optional Belief
December 17, 2012
Monday is for Discussion “The presence of a sinless man among universally sinful men would be as much a miracle in the moral realm as would a virgin birth in the physical realm.” —J.Oswald Sanders, The Incomparable Christ, (Moody Press, 1952), 93. “The value of the atonement is intelligible only upon the assumption that the two … More The Virgin Birth of Christ is Not an Optional Belief
What to say: It is Satanic.
December 16, 2012
Sunday Afternoon Musings This is a brilliant essay with devotional power as well as wisdom from Dr. Russell Moore on the shootings in Connecticut and how we should respond in our hearts and in public. I commend it to every Christian who wants to be a healing balm rather than a hurtful voice in the … More What to say: It is Satanic.
Ayn Rand no hero; Union Thugs; Dennis Miller; Divided Politics not Bad; Myth Liberals have Created;
December 15, 2012
Weekend Links Some great videos and articles below. You will find help for your spirit, wisdom for your preaching, challenge for your thinking, and hope and direction for your present. You won’t find an endorsement from me of everything that is said. Remember to pray for the victims of the Connecticut murderer. And pray for our … More Ayn Rand no hero; Union Thugs; Dennis Miller; Divided Politics not Bad; Myth Liberals have Created;
Weekend Mourning After Connecticut Horror
December 14, 2012
Weekend Mourning After Connecticut Horror Yesterday in China, a man stabbed 22 children in an Elementary School. (China was hit by a spate of knife and cleaver attacks that targeted school children in 2010.) Yesterday was a new and horrific repeat of history. Today, a young man, 20, killed at least 27 people in an … More Weekend Mourning After Connecticut Horror
The Power of Good News
December 13, 2012
Friday is for Heart Songs If your team makes it to the playoffs (pick the sport, it doesn’t matter), if they succeed where others fail, if they overcome their injuries and their foibles, your joy will explode not in an explanation but in a loud and enthusiastic announcement, “We’re going to the playoffs!” That distinction … More The Power of Good News
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