Not really a post. More a citation than anything else. But it is sometimes both refreshing and insightful just to read the text again. And again. And again. Out loud. And again. And let your heart be thrilled again that you are saved on the merits of Christ and not your own efforts. 3 O foolish … More Paul’s Passion for the Gospel
She was black, blind, uneducated and 70 years old. But she was filled with gratitude. And she knew who she was. She knew that she had been rescued. She knew from where she had come. She knew that her future was now secure. She knew that the largess of her benefactor extended to many others. She wanted … More The Creativity of a Lover
Tomorrow morning I am speaking on suffering in a church in Mississippi. Would you join me in this prayer? via “Join with Me in Suffering for the Gospel“
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Tuesday is for Preaching I love this presentation of gospel truth not only for its clarity but also for its pastoral sensitivity. Doesn’t sound like Anselm had any problem with substitutionary atonement to me. I used this particular presentation with my father in the last months of his life. It…
A church planter I have the privilege of mentoring asked me to send him some links to some of the things I have written over the years to the concept of missional leadership and the contrast with leadership that tends in more attractional paths. Among the links I sent him was this one going back to … More A Baker’s Dozen of Missional Principles
All of us who know and follow the risen Christ have a call upon us to fight evil and expose evil. There are dozens of Scriptures that could be brought to bear on that first sentence but I am not going to list them all here (I don’t have time at the moment). The other … More Fighting Racism with the Gospel
This: “. . . in Hebrews 11 we find the saints of the Old Testament commended again and again because their obedience was motivated by faith. ‘By faith’ Abraham ‘obeyed’ (11:8); ‘by faith’ Noah ‘prepared an ark’ (11:7); ‘by faith’ Moses ‘left Egypt’ (11:27); ‘by faith’ others ‘performed; acts of rightousness’ (11:33). But we find … More Gratitude is Great but . . .
Reading with the Pastor Acts 20 and Psalm 25 “Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.” Psalm 25:3 What a promise! Two lines. But in those two lines is a promise of vindication of patience. ………………… vindication of … More Vindication for Faith
One of those posts that I need to revisit every year, multiple times a year. If you don’t pray for your pastor, start. If you do pray for your pastor, continue. And pray for the pastors of all the churches in your community. While you are at it, pray for yourself because this is not … More “Prayer will consume sin or sin will choke prayer.”
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