I have been passing this link around to my friends and prayer partners ever since one of my prayer partners shared it with me. The sound file is short, just three minutes and 48 seconds but it will thrill your spirit. You can listen, or read the transcript but whatever you do, I hope you … More A Philosophy and Perspective on Prayer that Will Encourage Your Spirit
The difference between outreach and evangelism is essentially this—outreach will almost universally get you pats on the back while evangelism will eventually get you persecuted. Outreach does not replace evangelism but it can be powerfully productive as a handmaid to evangelism OR an excuse for not doing evangelism. It can be the cowards way of … More “What is ‘Outreach'”?
Transferring guilt to another so that the guilty can go free is at the heart of our faith. J. Sidlow Baxter, (1903-1999), an Australian pastor and theologian, and a valiant and trustworthy expositor of God’s word from a previous generation reminds us of the central truth of our faith. It is good for us to … More Justification and Forgiveness
I learned a new word today and it stimulated some new thoughts. “Sprezzatura” is a kind of studied carelessness, especially as a characteristic quality or style of art or literature. Sprezzatura ([sprettsaˈtuːra]) is an Italian word that first appears in Baldassare Castiglione‘s 1528 The Book of the Courtier, where it is defined by the author as “a certain nonchalance, so … More Christians Need to Learn the Art of Sprezzatura
Samuel D. Ferguson is a pastor with a new book that seeks to make thoughtful sense of the explosion of interest and expression related to “transgender identity.” This is a helpful book that I highly recommend but maybe this brief article will serve as a short introduction to both Dr. Ferguson and his book. The … More Understanding the Transgender Mind
Fifty years ago, Golda Meir made what seems now to be a stunning observation/prophecy. “We cannot forgive the Arabs for killing our sons. We cannot forgive them for inciting us to kill their sons. Peace will only come when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us.” Golda Meir, Fourth Prime Minister of … More The War in Israel and a 50 Year Old Observation on the Intractable Nature of the Conflict
He was born of “peasant stock” in an area know today as the Czech Republic, but he grew up to be a scholar and professor. Eventually he became the president of the University of Prague. Respected, scholarly and diligent, he translated the Latin text of the New Testament into Czech and began to read and … More The Treasure of the English Bible
This is not a well titled post. Because the reality is that “LOVE and TRUTH” are the same in every historical moment in time. Nevertheless, our historical moment needs to rediscover that love and truth travel together in a Person (Jesus) and to deviate from that Person, that standard, is destructive to both love and … More Love and Truth in This Historical Moment
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