An open letter to all my Christian friends (independent of denomination) It’s Empty Headed to Think that CriticismRather Living Like Jesus is Going to Change the World There is a vicious new sport in our culture that is destroying spiritual passion among many of God’s people across denominational lines. It is currently running rampant in … More Give up Criticism and Become Intoxicated with Jesus
Bebo Norman was a formative voice for many of us 30 years ago. He has since retired and become a Physician’s Assistant in Otolaryngology! But here is a blast from the past for the glory of our God and King.
Liebesträume . . . German for “a dream of love”. We live with Liebesträume–the dream of love. We dream of love as easily as we breath air. “In 1850 Franz Liszt published the musical score for a set of three solo piano works (S.541/R.211) titled Liebesträume. Originally the three Liebesträume were conceived as songs for … More A Dream of Love – “Liebesträume”
There are those times in life when we lose. But there are also those times in life when we think we are losing and we aren’t. Sometimes life is kicking us in the shins and when we fall to the ground in pain we get kicked in the head as well. In our family, we … More When You Think You are Losing
The paragraphs below are the opening lines of John Piper’s mini-biography on Charles H. Spurgeon. From nearly 40 years of pastoral ministry, from the work I do with pastors since I left full-time pastoral ministry, I am convinced that these descriptions and observations are spot on. At the end of this post I want to … More Haunting Words for Pastors and the Rest of Us
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”
Long overdue, it is finally available for free download. These indexes feed my “inner book geekiness”. I hate books that do not have indexes, especially when the book is wonderful, or thought provoking. Included in these indexes for the 1980 MacMillian edition (One of the covers for which is pictured to the right) are: Authors and … More Indexes to The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses is Finally Done
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
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
I was 17 in the late Summer of 1972, and I wanted to marry a nurse. I met her when she woke me up from my hospital bed at 3 AM in the morning. She was checking in on me after a bad concussion (suffered at football practice) placed me in the hospital for three … More Destroying a Medical Superpower
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