Thursday is for Discipleship “My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing — by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.” (Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines, ix) Dallas Willard lives with Jesus now but his books continue to draw the heart of seekers of … More What Was the Overall Style of Jesus Ministry?
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26, ESV) The Living One The Living One He was dead . … More The Living One: A Post Easter Meditation
Wednesday is for Thinking One of the problems that Christians face in every age is how to be in the world but not of the world (cf. John 17:11 and 1 John 2:15). How are we to exist in the world without becoming like the world? How are we to love the world in the … More Christians are Too Comfortable
The following article is from Kairos Journal. Let’s be a generation that does this well. Passing the Torch of Truth – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Respected scholar and author, C. S. Lewis taught at Oxford for 29 years and later held the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge until his death. Guided by a Christian … More “One Generation Shall Praise You to the Next”
Christmas Eve 2014 Yesterday, while working on one of the Christmas messages, I refound a wonderful devotional in my files. For the next few days I am going to edit and excerpt it here. The source that I have is itself adapted from the book Little by Little: The Selected Writings of Dorothy Day. Day … More Christ is Disguised Under Every Type of Humanity that Treads the Earth
Thursday is for Discipleship O Holy Night is a great song for corporate worship but a very difficult song for soloists to pull off. But’s its theology is worth the risk. Different artists have done covers, from Bing Crosby to Whitney Houston. Personally, I like this one by Josh Groban even though he changes some … More Another Hymn for Christmas Meditation
Thursday is for Repentance Every Christian has a cancer of the soul. In our better moments we know it. In our lesser moments, we forget. And the world around us suffers the consequences. We came to Christ because we recognized our need for a Savior. We knew ourselves and know ourselves to be sinners, desperately … More Every Christian Has a Cancer of the Soul
Reading with the Pastor 1 Peter 3 and Psalm 64-65 Read Psalm 65 Suggested by a Reading of Psalm 65 Meditating on Psalm 65 (esp. vs. 4) In most places, the NASB and ESV translations are very similar, though the ESV is more readable. But in verse one of Psalm 65 there is a real difference that … More When Joy Wants to Explode
Thursday is for Discipleship I am preaching from Haggai this week and as I studied the book I became more convinced then ever that you and I cannot escape the discipline of God in any way that will contribute to our happiness. Lord, impress this on our souls so that your glory and our joy … More Escaping God’s Discipline (and Joy)
For Discussion Rereading the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and ran across this exchange between three characters in the novel. Thomas Covenant is conversing with another character, Mhoram, one of the Lord’s of The Land, and (my favorite character) a giant by the name of Saltheart Foamfollower: Covenant: “We have beauty, too. We call it … More How Do You Resist Despair?
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