A few nights ago, I desperately needed sleep and the Spirit of God denied it to me. I guess I didn’t need it as much as I thought. Part of it was I was thinking about the long drive to a conference in Colorado. Part of it was a little tune and the words to … More Songs in the Night
Pointless Words Questioner: “What do you believe about climate change?” “What do you think about global warming?” “Where do you stand on EV cars?” Answer: “I believe the earth is warming. I am leery of saying much more.” Questioner: “Why?” Good question. Upon reflection, here’s my answer. The reason I am leery is because if … More How to Start a Conversation Poorly
It seems only appropriate that the eternal God of the universe, who once took on flesh and walked about disguised, as it where, in real human flesh, “very God of very God” as the Nicene Creed (*see below) puts it, would also walk about disguised in the world in the forms and lives of the … More Christ is Disguised Under Every Type of Humanity that Treads the Earth (Revisited)
“A frightened world needs a fearless church.” A.W. Tozer Stand close to Jesus and be fearless church. The world needs you.
There are exceptions but . . . Extended Male Adolescence is a Problem Why is it that some men act like they got dropped on their head around their 40th birthday? Good grief, for many of them (most?) of them, they didn’t even start acting semi-manly until they turned 28! Twelve years is all they … More Men Behaving Badly – an Epidemic
Some years ago I was walking around the reception tables after a wedding I had performed. An older woman approached me with a question. Almost everyone present at this particular wedding had come from a high church liturgical tradition. In their tradition, they had sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly recited either the Apostle’s Creed or the … More Jesus is Coming
For many years, I have read the psalter as part of my daily devotions every month. Don’t be impressed. It really isn’t that hard, but it is a discipline. It started when I read somewhere that during the 17th century (I think), one Presbyterian group in Scotland (It might have been the Scottish Covenanters) required … More Liturgies for a Three Part Day
Saturday Afternoon Musings John 8:31–36 (ESV) 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. … More How Does the Truth Set Us Free?
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