UPDATE: Terry Ivy is a cancer survivor, a husband, a father, a pastor a lover of Christ, an early “BLOG Friend”, and one who has become a dear friend and prayer warrior to me. Though we have only been together in person twice, we have been companions in heart and he is holds a cherished … More Sometimes People Hear the Gospel by Accident
Just heard the news that Paul Washer, evangelist and founder of Heart Cry Ministry, had a heart attack. He is apparently in critical condition and has been taken into surgery. If you are unfamiliar with his ministry, here is a video of the message that launched his ministry into a larger worldwide impact. The message was … More Pray for Paul Washer
Rereading Classic Books Last night, while re-reading for the fourth time, John Piper’s Desiring God, I was reminded why I am a “Christian Hedonist.” Buy the book and read it slowly. Back in college when I first came to trust in Christ, when I first starting reading the Bible regularly (hours a day at times), … More Desiring God
Saturday Afternoon Musings I heard a marvelous message from Psalm 32 from my friend John Crooker, serving as the Interim Pastor at Trinity Church about a month or two ago when I visit Trinity Church. It is always a joy to hear the word of God poured through a godly man’s heart, with a love … More Goodbye Illinois
One year ago I posted this around Easter time. It is still challenging my heart with the greatness of grace. Source: How “Costly Grace” is Cheapened
I suppose every pastor has a certain number of “fear-dominated” parishioners. I’m thankful that in my current church there seems to be very few but I know the malady can be debilitating and destructive to gospel living. Christians ought not to be dominated by fear but by hope–an overwhelming hope, no matter what is or … More When Fear Threatens to Undo
Yesterday I read a quote by John Howard Yoder, that prior to the conversion of Constantine and the Roman Empire, “it took great conviction to stand for Christ. After Constantine (A.D. 272-337), it took great courage and conviction to not stand for Christ.” The Church grew rapidly from the resurrection to Constantine but when Christianity … More The Constantinian Problem and Opportunity
Cultivating humility is a constant battle. It is also a constant need. God’s word is a great tool to help the process Sleep is over-rated. One hour, and then toss, switch sides, too hot, toilet, a thousand thoughts, turn them into prayers, what was that sound? more thoughts, more prayers, … Source: The King and a … More The King and a Blade of Dry Grass (a meditation)
“If religious books are not widely circulated among the masses in this country, I do not know what is going to become of us as a nation. If truth be not diffused, . error will be; if God and His Word are not known and received, . the devil and his works … More Great Quotes — Daniel Webster
Wednesday is for Prayer I once met a man who collected the names of former pastors who had destroyed their own ministry and marriages by sexual or financial misconduct or relational abuse of power.… Source: Holiness and the Mega-Church
