Weekend Reading The following is an excerpt from a portion of chapter 15 from my 2012 book, Picking a President or Any Other Elected Official. I am working on a revision for my new publisher (a Zondervan affiliate). If you would, please keep me in your prayers. Also, if you have a good idea for … More Anger Does Not Give Birth to Wisdom
Sunday Musings Kentland, IN For the first time on a Sunday morning, I was able to visit our outreach in Kentland, IN. It was a good morning of sweet fellowship with some familiar faces who are bringing the gospel of Christ to the Kentland community. Everyone did a super job and it was exciting to … More Ends and Odds and Weekend Quotes
Saturday Musings The weather was beautiful today. A 50 degree day in January with spotty sunshine is a good day to get some exercise on the bike. So I came home from work, told my bride I was hitting the road, dressed warm and took a short ride of seven+ miles. It was a good … More First Ride of the Year
Wednesday is for Heart Songs “I am” declarations in Psalm 119: “I am a stranger in the earth” vs. 19 “I am the companion of all those who fear You” vs. 63 “I am Yours” vs. 94 “I am exceedingly afflicted” vs. 107 “I am Your servant” vs. 125 “I … More Being Small and Despised Isn’t So Bad
Today’s post is the fourth in a series of letters to those who have taken the “Five Resolves to Personal Revival” challenge. [You can find the other letters by searching in the blog for “Resolves”.] These posts started out as letter to the congregation of Trinity Church but the audience has gotten much larger since … More Growing Weary of Doing Right
Still learning what this means. I don’t think I will ever outgrow the need to be reminded of this simple principle: “Pray till you pray”
Wednesday is for Discussion I want to prime the pump of our minds with a question and start a discussion. What would we do differently in our churches if we were really serious about raising the bar on what it means to be a disciple? Here’s a list to prime the pump of our thinking: … More More and Better Disciples: HOW?
Sunday Afternoon Musings The reformer Martin Luther described the Christian spiritual life as consisting of three primary operations under the guidance of the Spirit. In Latin, those three operations were, Oratio, Meditatio, and Tentatio – Prayer, Meditation, and Struggle/Affliction. The disciplines of prayer and meditation over the word of the living God is pretty straight … More Affliction: How a Good God Loves His People (Sometimes)
Saturday is for Reflection How do our lives get cluttered and distracted, and out of whack, disjointed, misdirected, unpurposed, uninspiring, unfocused, unfulfilling, unsatisfying, and joyless? How do we head off with great passion to love and serve God and lose our way when the path is so clearly marked? Jesus could not have been clearer: … More The Clutter that Obscures Christ
Wednesday is for Revival Third in a series of brief letters for all those who are traveling the path of the “Five Resolves to Personal Revival.” You can find the first here, and the second here. You can download a copy of the five resolves here. They were written by Jim Elliff and over the … More Traveling the Path to Revival
