I am in that season of life when stamina is not what it once was. Strength is less than it once was. Muscle tone is a daily battle that, if not fought and won, daily, is lost easily with further diminishment of strength and stamina. So I am learning to live life in short bursts, … More Life in Short Bursts
I was having a conversation with two “deconstructed Christians.” Almost everything they had formerly confessed to believe on the great issues of human history (life, death, the afterlife, God, Christ, Christianity, purpose, meaning) they look on as unscientific or unhistorical, and therefore disrespect and disdain it now. On the flip side, almost everything that they … More “I Don’t Trust Big Things”
Read Psalm 35 The ESV editors provide a very simple title/description of this psalm, “Great is the Lord.” Unfortunately, the title might work for a dozen other psalms. So I read it again and I began to take notes to better understand the central themes of the psalm. (There are no better interpretive tools then … More (Psalm 35) The Poor Mean Little to the Rich
I have two objectives with this post. To be biblical To not be overly complicated. What are the best descriptors of someone who walks with God? It would be hard to do better than the description of Job given three times in the early chapters of the book of Job. Let’s try them on. “There … More Four Descriptors of the Man or Woman of God
For about two decades, I have been using the book of Psalms as the scaffold for my prayer life. It is a simple plan. I simply look at the calendar, today its January 1. I open my Bible, turn to Psalm 1 and use it to give me the language for whatever I am praying … More Why You Should Pray the Psalms
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