A Morning Call to Worship Psalm 34 Bless the LORD at all times, but especially to start the day.May His praises inhabit your mouth, And may your boasts of Him be both humble and glad.May you taste and see that He is good.And may His goodness remind you throughout the daythat He redeems all who take … More December 4: Liturgies for Life
These short liturgies are based on the Psalm sequence that follows the pattern of the psalm that corresponds to the day of the month and every 30th psalm from it 4x. Thus, for the second day of the month, the pattern is Psalm 2, 32, 62, 92 and 122. The content of those Psalms form … More December 2: Liturgies for Life
Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Back in July, I had the privilege of preaching on Psalm 67 at my local church. My latest message has not yet been posted on the website (from Nov. 19). I hope this will be an encouragement to all of us to take up the task of living passionately for and like … More Psalm 67 A Psalm for the Joy of the Nations
Usually, on special days, like the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Independence Day, I fly an American flag in the front of our house. At the same time, I am against flying an American Flag in a church and never allowed it in any of the churches I pastored. A church is a place to … More Today, I Started to Fly the Flag of Israel
The difference between outreach and evangelism is essentially this—outreach will almost universally get you pats on the back while evangelism will eventually get you persecuted. Outreach does not replace evangelism but it can be powerfully productive as a handmaid to evangelism OR an excuse for not doing evangelism. It can be the cowards way of … More “What is ‘Outreach'”?
Saturday Afternoon Musings John 8:31–36 (ESV) 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. … More How Does the Truth Set Us Free?
Once upon a time, I was going to do this for every year as a summary of the year’s activity. This evening, I found this in the draft list of unfinished posts. Perhaps it will help some of you # 1 Piercing an Ear as an Act of Worship Sometimes 400 people a day were … More Top 7 Posts of 2012
Don’t be misled, this video is only 8, NOT, 9 minutes long. The last minute is an unintentional comedy of me trying to figure out how to turn the darn thing off! Recording was made at about 4:30 AM about a month ago so, be forgiving, please. And be encouraged. Your Bible is filled with … More Meditating on a Boat and a Psalm
Some would call him Gregory the Great (c. A.D 540-March 12, 604). Others would call him the first pope. I would not give him either of those terms but that doesn’t mean that he should be dismissed completely. Indeed, on an issue much needed in our day, repentance, I would call him a genius. “Repentance … More Gregory I: Some Call Him Great
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