It is an overstatement of course, but it is a question that is only asked by Christians. No one else is in the culture is interested in walking with God. They are interested in making a living, getting ahead, rooting for their favorite teams, having sex, drinking beer, collecting hobbies, piddling around in their gardens … More What Does it Mean to Walk with God?
Christmas was on the horizon. For seven months, Bonhoeffer had been leading the soon to be outlawed preachers seminary at Finkenwalde. He was pioneering a seminary that in many ways was the pattern of the seminary I attended in California. A community of scholars living as closely together as they could, and studying together for … More Bonhoeffer on the Gospel at Christmas Time
I am working on finishing up an index to the some the classic works of Western civilization. The one I am working on now is C.S. Lewis’s The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses. It is not too much to say that the output of C.S. Lewis has shaped the last 100 years in ways … More Brilliant Illustration from C.S. Lewis
Some years ago I was walking around the reception tables after a wedding I had performed. An older woman approached me with a question. Almost everyone present at this particular wedding had come from a high church liturgical tradition. In their tradition, they had sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly recited either the Apostle’s Creed or the … More Jesus is Coming
William Tyndale knew the heart of man. He understood the intoxicating draw of this world on the spirit of men and women. And he knew that the only remedy for the addictive pull of culture was the gospel of Jesus Christ. But we, modern, sophisticates (sic) have forgotten that Jesus is called “Savior” because we … More Better Ideas Than God
Where Do We Find God? People will give you various answers to that question. Most of them will be wrong, and right. That is, they will be wrong in some ways and right in others. “They went, I say, partly in search of the sublime, and they found it the only way it can be … More Finding God in the Cracks and Corners
“Lord God Almighty, don’t let me forget who You are. Don’t let me forget that You are bigger than I can imagine. Don’t let me forget that there is no God like You. Don’t let me forget that You act on behalf of those who wait for You. Help me to wait for You. Help me … More Don’t Let Me Forget
Thursday Morning A Morning Call to Worship A Song of Ascents. 1 Out of the depths I called to You, O Yahweh.2 O Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.3 If You should keep iniquities, O Yah, O Lord, who could stand?4 But with You there is … More Psalm 130 A Morning Call to Worship
“How Can I Be Sure I am Saved.” Some time ago, a member of the church wrote to tell me that they were confused on the issues of works and salvation. The following is a copy of an e-mail correspondence that resulted. I wrote the e-mail to help clarify the issues of works versus grace … More How Can I Be Sure I am Saved?
I was meeting with a young man for breakfast, and 2 Timothy 2:22 was a central pivot of our discussion as followers of Christ. “So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” (ESV) The gist of our conversation was along … More How to ‘Flee Youthful Lusts”
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