Friday is for Hear Songs Ambrose of Milan is one of my heroes. Not just because he was part of the powerful move of the Spirit that brought Augustine to faith but because of his courageous and creative confrontation of Arianism (think of them as 4th Century Jehovah Witnesses). So it is always great to … More How to Be Brave from an Expert on Revolutionizing a Culture
A Monday Discussion for a Friday in June But wouldn’t it be fantastic if every Christian family in America made it a three year goal to …so love.so serve,so initiate,so help,so demonstrate compassion,so celebrate their neighbor’s joys,so care for their neighbor’s sorrows, … For more, see: Starting Parties for Jesus and Your Neighbor’s Joy.
Weekend Links A busy week with fewer links as a result. Have a great memorial day weekend. Don’t let anything spoil it.Drive safely. Pray hard. Live in joy. Engaging with Culture Would Jesus Approve of Same Sex Marriage? (Jerry Newcombe) African American Pastors Urge President Obama to Reconsider Same Sex Marriage Black Pastors in an … More Same Sex Marriage Collection; Civil Rights; FaceBook the Marriage Destroyer; African American Pastors
Friday is for Heart Songs I don’t know where I got it. I don’t know who compiled it. I only know it is exactly what it says it is, “a handy little chart.” HANDY LITTLE CHART God has a positive answer: YOU SAY GOD SAYS BIBLE VERSES You say: “It’s impossible” God says: All things … More “A Handy Little Chart of Truth”
Thursday is for Prayer I was cleaning out some files and found this prayer for a community prayer service I took part of at the town center in Bolingbrook, IL four days after 9-11. It was a public service, but I have made a decision that whenever I participate in these types of services, I … More Prayer During National Turmoil
Friday is for Heart Songs I have been a Leonard Cohen fan since the late 1960’s through all the interesting changes to his voice, each of them more interesting than the one before. Cohen, as far as I know is not a Christian, but his lyrics have always revealed a depth and a searching for … More Show Me the Place Where the Suffering Began
Friday is for Heart Songs One of the most comforting verses in the whole of Scripture for a pastor is Psalm 19:7. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. It tells him that the … More The Pastor’s Comfort for the Task of Preaching
Meditations and Exhortations on Discipleship A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35 ESV) In these two … More Unbelievers Have a Right to Judge Christians
Friday is for Heart Songs “We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. … it is part of the discipline of humility that we must not spare our hand where it can perform a service and that we do not assume that our schedule is our own to manage, but allow … More Learning About Time from Bonhoeffer
Friday is for Heart Songs “Resolved, to act, in all respects, both speaking and doing, as if there were none as grotesque as I, and as if I had committed the same sins, or had the same infirmities or failings as others; and that I will let the knowledge of their failings promote nothing but … More Resolved: To Know and Own My Sinfulness
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