A Prayer of Lament When One Man Knelt on Another Man’s Neck
December 16, 2021
As the verdict comes down, a prayer of lament and longing for healing and salvation modeled on Psalm 80. An offering for the Poetry Project.
Author: Marty Schoenleber, Jr.
Sinner, Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, Son, Church Planter, Professor, Writer, Speaker, Mentor and Coach, and did I say Sinner?
The Ground of Our Assurance
December 12, 2021
Updated for March 2022 (the second day of Lent) I’ve seen this clip before. But it is always worth another listen. Scholar D.A. Carson speaks of the ground of our faith with an encouraging illustration that takes us back to the Passover and forward to Christmas, and Good Friday and Easter. This may be one … More The Ground of Our Assurance
Thinking Hard about an Obscure Text
December 10, 2021
Friday Musings 29 This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let . . . those who buy as though they had no goods, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away. (1 … More Thinking Hard about an Obscure Text
What Does It Mean to Thirst for God?
December 3, 2021
Read Psalm 63 1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Thirst I was cutting the lawnand trimming the bushesand edging the drivewayand pulling … More What Does It Mean to Thirst for God?
Preparing the Neighborhood Soil for Christmas
December 2, 2021
I call all of this “preparing the soil to receive the seed of the gospel.” The picture and first paragraph are the metaphor for the idea. Fill the bed with a rich, light soil mix. A general all-purpose recipe includes 1 part perlite and 2 parts each of topsoil, peat moss, and compost. Mix it … More Preparing the Neighborhood Soil for Christmas
He Does More than That
November 26, 2021
Jesus calls to us in the mess and heartache of life, He calls to us and gives us hope for a better future. But He does more than that. Jesus instructs us in the way we should go. He knows the way through every hard and difficult journey and so He shows us the path … More He Does More than That
Giving Thanks to An Atoning God
November 20, 2021
Why do we love Jesus? We do we serve Him?Why do we live for Him?Why would we die for Him? His holiness for our sin. It’s that simple.
Baptism Formulations that Sing to the Heart
November 18, 2021
This, from Doctrinal Preaching for Today, by Andrew Blackwood (p. 46): In a backward tribe of Central Europe the meaning of baptism used to appear dramatically. In the presence of his tribesmen the new convert would stand facing the East and solemnly declare: “I accept Thee, O Christ, as my Saviour and King. I shall … More Baptism Formulations that Sing to the Heart
Shepherds Have One Job – Protect the Flock
November 17, 2021
Dateline: July 2005 “First one sheep jumped to its death. Then another and another, and then dozens more. Having left their herds to graze while they ate breakfast, stunned Turkish shepherds now watched as nearly 1,500 others leapt off the same cliff. The first 450 animals died under the billowy pile.” . . . The … More Shepherds Have One Job – Protect the Flock
“Pondering a Puzzling Text”
November 14, 2021
It’s the 8th chapter in A Godward Heart, and it’s centered in Luke 11:33-36 where Jesus uses the phrase “. . . less the light in you be darkness . . .” Curious. Be Careful, Lest the Light in You be Darkness Luke 11:33-36 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a … More “Pondering a Puzzling Text”
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