Wednesday is for Prayer Before you pray, you should try laughing. Try laughing at the sheer joy of being alive. Laugh at the joy of a well timed joke, a silly pet. Laugh at yourself. And you might try laughing at the irrepressible wonder and happiness of this infant as his father tears a piece … More Before You Pray, You Should Try Laughing
Tuesday is for Preaching JUDAS ISCARIOT “… none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the Scripture might be fulfilled.” . … More Judas Iscariot: Proving the Necessity of the New Birth
Monday is for Discussion “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” —Jesus (Luke 6:46, NASB) This week I have developed a new respect for Wayne Watson’s music and theology. He captures the struggle and the reliance on grace well. Every Waking Moment The first thought every morning I … More The Verse Every Christian Should be Haunted By
Friday is for Heart Songs Went for a 27 mile bike ride today. The wind was difficult but not brutal on East and South directions, passable moving West and helpful moving north. The trip put me at 633 miles for the summer, 67 miles short of my goal of 700 before the end of September. … More Fighting Hard for Joy
Thursday is for Mission Recently, I had the honor and privilege of lending my voice to the ministry of VVMI (Vernacular Video Ministry International). Here’s the result. Pray for the translation and distribution of God’s word. Everywhere it goes, lives change for the better, destinies change for eternity. Fun fact: Opening shot on the video and … More Bibles for the World
Really excited about the concept behind this new video from Desiring God Ministry. Look at the Book This is a great opportunity to reexamine, reenergize and enhance your joy in studying the Bible. If you struggle with how to turn your Bible reading into a significant meal to meditate upon and nourish your soul, this series … More Looking at the Book and Mining Gold
Leaving for a two-day prayer retreat in about 15 minutes. If you read this, would you pray that I would hear the voice of God in his word and for the direction of the ministry. Thanks.
Friday is for Heart Songs How much more civil and respectful and gracious and PRODUCTIVE, all debate between brothers and sisters on different sides of theological issues would be if we simply obeyed just this one verse of Scripture: “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” … More Changing the Texture of Public Debate
Thursday is for Discipleship Here are some alpine heights of biblical truth. 1 Peter 2:9-12. I hope you can spend some time meditating on the majestic announcement of who you are by virtue of the glad news of the gospel. There is so much here for the heart to rejoice in and for the body to … More Who You are is Not Who You Were
Wednesday is for Discipleship Just read the second article this week on how the church is failing to reach millennials here and here. Honestly, it seems like everybody is jumping on this bandwagon and singing this song, “the church is losing millennials.” I have no doubt that the facts are there to support the conclusion. But I … More How Millenials are Being Reached Effectively in One Church
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