I sometimes feel like a dinosaur. I live in a world that produces books by the millions every day and yet fewer and fewer people read. They listen sometimes though. And so because some will listen, I offer these simple readings of Psalms and short reflections. The reflections are not poetry. They are “poetic-ish.” But … More Reading Psalms and Meditations (Ps. 1)
A little boy had a part in the school play. It was but one line, “It is I, be not afraid.” Unfortunately, when it came time for his big moment, the boy burst out to the stage from the side curtain, and said in a tremulous voice: “It’s me and I’m scared!” But Jesus has … More Fear is a Heart Killer
Churches all around the country are working through the “Four Songs of Christmas” on the four Sundays leading up to Christmas this year. For many, this week’s text was Zechariah’s prophecy on the day his son, the future “John the Baptist,” was born (Luke 1:67-79). The backstory of this prophecy is in Luke 1:5-25, 36-66. … More Zechariah’s “Song” of Wonder
Perhaps this coming year is the year to explore the wonder of God’s word in the wonder of how God describes His own people. One of the best has to be from Psalm 16:3. We who believe are called both saints and “excellent ones”. Is that not a wonder? God, through David, calls us His … More אַדִּיר How Does God Describe the Faithful?
Prayers stimulated by the language of the psalms. These prayers are designed for three “stops” in the day. A morning stop is the “begin the day” stop. The mid-day stop is a call to repentance because the Christian life is a life of repentance. And the evening stop is a benediction on the day. All … More Monday Prayers Before an Election
In my office are four large file cabinets, 16 drawers in all, and two more drawers in my “aircraft carrier desk” filled with files on every book of the Bible and hundreds of topics related to virtually all fields of literature and the humanities plus numerous topics in science. It is exactly the case in … More Cleaning Out Old Files: Finding Treasures
Damage to Rails After an Earthquake in New Zealand Our lives are crooked, broken and in need of repair. Forgiveness is our need, but knowing our need does not insure that we will take the forgiveness offered. Knowing we need to be forgiven and actually wanting to be forgiven are two very different things. One … More Repairing the Soul
Fourteen years ago, I started an experiment. I had left pastoral ministry two years before to raise my own support and travel and speak for the Great Lakes District of the Evangelical Free Church, helping train and equip churches and pastors to expand their evangelistic footprint through church planting and more effective proclamation. It was … More Fourteen Years Ago
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
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
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