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If you are looking for a short book to explain the role of a pastor to a congregation or elder board and how the congregation can make best use of their pastors and elders, may I suggest this brief treatment by Robert Murray McCheyne. A timeless exposition of 2 Timothy 4:1-2, a charge to … More The Role of a Pastor and How the Congregation Can Use Him Well
In light of completely one-sided media firestorm about the liberty of conscience law in Indiana maybe it is time to re-examine Bonhoeffer’s take on civil disobedience. For more see: Is it Time to “fall into the spokes of the wheel” in America?
The world around us is the juice in which we swim. We are, in too many ways, like cucumbers being slowly turned into pickles. That is not to say that we have no defense against the insidious creep of the world. But it is statement about the sobering reality of the battle. Because He arose, … More Learning from the Bumps on Other Heads
. Easter Reflections Today in my Easter sunday Message I quoted Scottish medical-missionary, explorer, and abolitionist David Livingston (1813-1873). Missionaries are heroes for me and Livingstone was one of the most courageous even if he was not one of the most effective. No one ever doubted his courage or commitment. He was asked how he … More A Word On Courage, Endurance, and Suffering
This continues the post Forgiveness: The Word We Most Need to Hear What do you do to strengthen your heart while you wait for the forgiveness your heart longs for? Remember that there is ONE who forgives perfectly and rejoice in Him (Phil. 4:4; 1 Thess. 5:16-18). Put your trust in God, not in a … More More Thoughts on Strengthening Your Heart When You aren’t Forgiven
Update: This was originally written as a Good Friday meditation in 2015. This morning one of my subscribers reminded me of it. I think it is more relevant today than 6 years ago. Unfortunately, all the trends in the nation point in the direction that it and the book it points to will be even … More The Church in America has Alzheimers
What is offered by Christ is unlike anything we have experienced in this life. Forgiveness: The Word We Most Need to Hear.
Thursday Meditation in Passion Week There is a kind of ‘forgiveness” whose only beneficiary is the forgiver. Perhaps you have been on the receiving end of such forgiveness. You confessed your wrong, acknowledged your guilt, took responsibility for your wickedness, asked for the healing balm of forgiveness and you were granted it. At least, those … More Forgiveness: The Word We Most Need to Hear
[UPDATE: My brother in South Carolina has probably been cutting his lawn for awhile but things are just starting to green up here. But that reminds me of a post from a few years ago… For More see: Neighborhood as Family.
Grateful to the first reviews coming in of my new book, “Settlers or Sojourners? A Meditation on Christian Identity” I brought these over from Amazon.com. Another encouraging note is that the book is beginning to get some sales in England! Pray that it might start a revival on both sides of the Atlantic. “This world … More Early Reviews of “Settlers or Sojourners?
