The original post was only 318 words long but it sure has generated an interesting comment thread. Join the conversation and take a look at how to engage your atheist friends in respectful but firm ways as you defend the faith. For more see: Christianity is the Best Thing that Ever Happened to the World
Sunday Musings Kentland, IN For the first time on a Sunday morning, I was able to visit our outreach in Kentland, IN. It was a good morning of sweet fellowship with some familiar faces who are bringing the gospel of Christ to the Kentland community. Everyone did a super job and it was exciting to … More Ends and Odds and Weekend Quotes
Still learning what this means. I don’t think I will ever outgrow the need to be reminded of this simple principle: “Pray till you pray”
Wednesday is for Revival Third in a series of brief letters for all those who are traveling the path of the “Five Resolves to Personal Revival.” You can find the first here, and the second here. You can download a copy of the five resolves here. They were written by Jim Elliff and over the … More Traveling the Path to Revival
I’m working on a post that I don’t want to write but feel compelled to because of the political chaos in the current Presidential election campaign. The tentative title is Ten Biblical Reasons Not to Support Donald Trump for President. Here’s the first point: Donald Trump Feeds Anger to Angry People. “The anger of men does … More Controversy Coming
Tuesday One of my goals last year was to read all of Shakespeare’s plays. It was an epic fail. Instead of all of Shakespeare’s plays, I read only one, Hamlet. I have long been mesmerized by the play since my days of teaching the Life of David at the Institute of Biblical Studies and the … More Thinking About Sin and Shakespeare
“A community which allows unemployed members to exist within it will perish because of them.” —Bonhoeffer Source: Bonhoeffer Speaks on Unemployment and the Church
Thursday is for History Gospel proclamation and practical ministry to the poor. That was the theological basis and practical pattern of the Salvation Army and that is why it was so productive then and continues to be productive today. Biblical and practical Orthodoxy and orthopraxy Theory and application Head and hand Every church, every Christian needs … More How the Church Becomes Believable
Wednesday is for Prayer Two Sundays ago I challenged our church family to join me in pursing 5 significant resolutions in the New Year to move toward personal revival. Below is my first email encouragement to those who told me they were taking up the challenge. This evening I realized that I have referred to … More Getting Up When You Knock Yourself Down
Tuesday is for Thinking “The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in … More The Greatest Enemy of Hunger for God
