What did I experience? I’m in terrible shape! A twelve mile ride took more than an hour! I went by a 10 year old girl out with her dog for a walk. The dog a brown boxer puppy, took a brief lunge at me and a good loud bark or five. She got him under … More First Ride after A Crash
Read Psalm 41 Read to the accompaniment of Aubre’s Gift (black bar to the right of this post) Part of the Poetry Project An attempt to write a “poetic reflection” on each of the psalms in the Psalter. Don’t think of these as high art, (that won’t be hard); but as one man’s attempt to … More If With the Poor and Rejected I Would Dwell
In the summer of 2016, a national magazine, asked for an article on the Priesthood of Believers. Here’s what I sent them. (See link in blue.) Commanded to Function as Priests In a post-COVID-19 world, it is imperative that the church rediscover the priesthood of all believers. A gospel confined to the four walls of … More The Priesthood of Believers
Questions people have been asking us: (Stardate: 06-05-2020) Change in Ministry The picture to the right is my bride’s new view from the kitchen since I invaded her house with more than 2,000 books from my church office to add to the 2,200 books I already had at home. Pray for her. Her home has … More A Schoenleber Family Update
J.I. Packer continues to be a hero of mine. I only met him once. I had 40 minutes alone with him one year when he came and spoke at my seminary. He needed a ride to the airport after chapel and I don’t think I ever raised my hand faster to volunteer for something. … More “Godliness is the True Humanness”
A Liturgy to Fill-Up a Day with Christ A Call to Worship as We Greet the Day “It’s another morning Lord. I’m not sure I am prepared for it, and I’m not sure if I have the energy for it. But this I know, in all my weakness, You are strong. In all my … More Filling Up a Day with Christ
A Mid-Day Prayer for Revival “Few evangelical Christians in the West today believe in the reality of revival. To most, revival is no more than a dream. To them revival of the supernatural kind is something of the past.” Erroll Hulse, writing in 1993 of what he observed in Christians then “We are like a … More Evangelicals Don’t Believe in Revival
Sanctify the Day Together — a Call to Worship Volume 1 Day 10 “May the first dawning of the new day, the first conscious wakening of your eyes in the morning, draw your heart up to Your Sovereign. May you reach for His word and get your marching orders for the day. And may you … More When You Realize You are No Longer Asleep
Read Psalm 40 The School of Waiting It starts in Psalm 27:14, this theme of “waiting” for God to act, waiting for God to rescue his servant from desperation. Again and again, David says “Wait for the Lord”. In Psalm 37:7, and 10, and 34, David repeats the theme, then again in the Psalm 38:15 … More Psalm 40: The School of Waiting
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] An Evening Devotion for Good Friday of Holy Week The Savior Tastes Bitter Wine. Adapted from the accounts of Ps 69; Mt 27:48; Mk 15:35-36; Jn 19:28-30 Jesus thirsts. And some of … More What Love Looks Like on a Bad Friday
