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Thursday is for Discipleship The surprising thing is that what I am about to write will sound radical. It’s not. It’s biblical. It’s what Jesus taught, which I suppose was radical in its time. But it is not the practice of the modern church, so it is going to…
Today’s reading in the Psalms was Psalm 139-140 in the AM and 141-143 this evening. But today was also the day that I arrived at page 51 in my reread of The Celtic Way of Evangelism (George Hunter III, Abingdon Press, 2000) and there, on that page I found this gem of an ancient Celtic … More The Perfect Companion to Psalm 139
Yesterday’s post about plans for reading Jeremiah should be companioned with an understanding of lamentation, for lamentation is a liquid ribbon of sorrow through out the book. Lamentation — (Heb. ginah, an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1:17–27). … More Lamentation, Jeremiah’s Companion
Men who are committed to expositing the word of God have a duty to study the whole of Scripture. Maybe one of the most relevant books of the Bible for our time and our nation is the book of Jeremiah. He is sometimes called the “weeping prophet” because of the agony he experiences over his … More Plans and Projects for Reading Jeremiah
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I’ll be back to my normal schedule on Monday. For now, here’s another offering from my old blog archives. “The Spring of Him who Called“ עֵין הַקּוֹרֵא En-hakkore (from Judges 15:19) And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it. And…
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Friday is for Heart Songs Praise is Best and the Most Appropriate Response to Such a God as Ours If your team makes it to the playoffs (pick the sport, it doesn’t matter), if they succeed where others fail, if they overcome their injuries and their foibles, your joy…
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Wednesday is for Prayer I’m in a conversation with an atheist over on Twitter. He is asking me for a proof that God exists. “Give me your best proof,” he says. I told him I don’t believe because of “a” proof. I believe because of a compounding of various…
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Wednesday is for Prayer Yesterday I went on the longest bike ride of my two and half month biking career. Twenty miles. It almost ended in the first .3 of a mile. I left my driveway, pedaled down the street, took a right turn at the end of the…
I just finished the short book by C.S. Lewis titled The Case for Christianity. It was a great journey, like a refreshing walk in the mountains on a brilliant Fall day. Unforgettable, beautiful and awe inspiring. Part of the process for me was to create an index for the book. You can access it at … More C.S. Lewis’s Evangelistic Appeal on BBC Radio During the War Against Hitler’s Evil.
Doing a second read on “THE CELTIC WAY OF EVANGELISM” (George Hunter, Abingdon Press, 2000) and this quote pushed its way to my consciousness. (The context is an analysis of the problems St. Patrick faced from his superiors one decade in to his 28 year mission to Ireland. Hunter then draws a parallel to the … More Has the Church Lost Its Way?
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