Fly Eagles Fly!
January 13, 2018
Fly Eagles Fly !
Month: January 2018
Less than Amoebas
January 11, 2018
Saturday Afternoon Musing “The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; …….let the many coastlands be glad!” Psalm 97:1 It is in the nature of things that all created sentient beings (angels and mankind) could not possibly comprehend what it means to be uncreated. We who are contingent beings cannot comprehend what it means … More Less than Amoebas
Eating the Book
January 11, 2018
Thursday is for Discussion Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16 It is in the nature of things that all created sentient beings (angels and mankind) could not possibly comprehend … More Eating the Book
Pronounced Guilty, and the Good News of the Gospel
January 9, 2018
The good news of the Gospel is good because of some really bad news. We have been pronounced guilty before . . . an absolutely good being, an absolutely holy king, an absolutely righteous judge, an all seeing, all knowing sovereign who knows every thought and intention of our hearts, every behavior of our past, every secret … More Pronounced Guilty, and the Good News of the Gospel
Movement or Revival? What do we need?
January 8, 2018
I had just finished a message on Deuteronomy 17:14-20, examining the command to the future Kings of Israel of their duty to be men of the Law–of the TORAH. I pointed out the three great results promised in verse 20 would only be gained by following the procedure of verses 18-19. I then suggested that … More Movement or Revival? What do we need?
Are There Any More Sobering Words in Scripture?
January 7, 2018
Discipleship is Not a Little Thing 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty … More Are There Any More Sobering Words in Scripture?
Willing to be Forgotten
January 7, 2018
Originally posted on ChosenRebel's Blog:
Monday is for Reflection O LORD my God, If I have done this . if there is injustice in my hands … Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it. . And let him trample my life down to the ground .…
How Community is Protected
January 6, 2018
An Excerpt from Bonhoeffer “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” (Eph. 4:26). It is a decisive rule of every Christian fellowship that every dissension that day has brought must be healed in the evening. It is perilous for the Christian to lie down to sleep with an unreconciled heart. Bonhoeffer, Life Together, 74. … More How Community is Protected
Wise Words on the Hoarding of Books
January 4, 2018
Here’s an article well worth your time, if like me, you are a lover of books. …… Book Hoarding, by Jim Elliff My library is considerable, though over the last 15 years I have combed out over 1,000 volumes that have been either given away, sold or trashed. Many of them were given to me. … More Wise Words on the Hoarding of Books
Bonhoeffer: It Starts Again
January 2, 2018
It is the beginning of a new year and that means the beginning of another rereading of Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. I am looking forward to this year’s reading more than others. I feel like after reading it so many times over the years I am at the place where I might understand it at a deeper … More Bonhoeffer: It Starts Again
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