Friday Afternoon Musings “The task of the church, . . . and the task of the leader in the church, is to make this other world credible; to make it possible to men to believe that this world as it is, is not the last word; to keep constantly alight in men’s hearts the flame of … More Heaven is More Real than Earth
Weekend Musings I so want to use this sometime in a message! It’s not their innocence, but their wide-eyed wonder and delight that Jesus has in mind when he says, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this … More Unless You Become Like Little Children … You Shall Not Enter
Weekend Links [Update: This is old. I haven’t played golf in two years. but the links here are still valuable.] Played some golf yesterday and I am paying a heavy price for it today. I can hardly walk and I wish I had three more soft ice packs to rotate all day. But I still … More Millennial Myths; Ashamed of Inerrancy?; Divorce: Why is the Church Silent?; and much more
Friday is for Heart Songs Yesterday, I used the first two lines from this great hymn as the title to Thursday’s post. I have not been able to get the tune or the beauty of its theology out of my head ever since. If I’m not singing it, I’m whistling it but I am always … More Why Should We Gain from His Reward? Why Indeed?
Another fantastic offering from Kairos Journal. Sometimes the most common things in our lives, (“Yeah, the parable of the prodigal son, I know that story”) are just too familiar for us. We know them and so we dismiss them. We think we know them so we never stop and get out our pick axes and dig … More How Deep the Father’s Love for Us, How Vast Beyond All Measure
“I would have all lazy students drummed out of the college and all lazy ministers out of the Assembly. I would have laziness held to be the one unpardonable sin in all our students and in all our ministers. . . . We have plenty of time for all our work did we husband our … More If You Aren’t Willing to Work Hard, Stop Preaching and Get a New Job
Thursday is for Missional Thinking Becoming a Rabbit Church vs an Elephant Church *comments in red are Ed Stetzer’s; comments and points in black are mine The following are comments and notes from a class with Ed Stetzer. Ed and I were scheduled to teach a class together one year at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School … More What Hinders Rapid Church Multiplication?
He Rescued You Because He Loved You I am reading a book, that while helpful, periodically states things in not just a provocative way but in unguarded and biblically unbounded ways. Writing of the apostle Paul’s conversion, the author is beyond the bounds of orthodox belief when he states: “Of course, Paul has the freedom … More Jesus Didn’t Rescue You Because You are Good
Sunday Musings “Discipleship is helping others see Jesus’ words WHILE you are doing them.” ~ Miquel Labrador Missionary to Ecuador
Weekend Links Unpacking still from the move. Today it will be hanging pictures and making the house look more like a home. Hopefully we will also get to meet some more of our neighbors today as well. Enjoy your weekend. As always, the weekend links are exercises for your mind. A link here does not … More Tolkein; Al Gore; Global Warming; Dr. King; Salvation; and the undermining of Doctrine in the PCUSA
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