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He Rescued You Because He Loved You I am reading a book, that while helpful, periodically states things in not just a provocative way but in unguarded and biblically unbounded ways. Writing of the apostle Paul’s conversion, the author is beyond the bounds of orthodox belief when he states: …
Weekend Links Getting these up late this weekend, but that isn’t because they aren’t significant. Enjoy. Better Thinking About Ministry The Greatest Threat to Marriage is Not Same-sex Marriage (An article that I wish every one over 15 in America would read. Every church ought to write a position paper on this issue and then … More Same-sex Marriage; Al Mohler, Bill Nye and Ken Ham; David Fitch; Donald Miller; Obamacare; and R.C. Sproul on the Age of the Earth
Sunday Musings All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience. —Henry Miller, writer Henry Miller is a writer and as far as I know, no great authority in things spiritual, but I think there is some truth hiding in his words here. All growth is an advance … More How Does Growth Happen?
Tuesday is for Thinking 1 Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. On the surface, one of those boring verses that most of us skip … More Real People and the Bible
Sunday Musings The settled happiness and security which we all desire, God withholds from us by the very nature of the world: but joy, pleasure, and merriment, He has scattered broadcast. We are never safe, but we have plenty of fun, and some ecstasy. It is not hard to see why. The security we crave … More Why God Keeps Our Happiness Shallow
Monday is for Discussion The following introduction and quote are from the Wikipedia entry on Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones. The questions are mine. Once, while unfolding to his congregation the internal work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian, Lloyd-Jones marveled at his experience in preaching. I say it again to the glory … More Do Preachers Know the Power of the Holy Spirit? (Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
Better interaction with culture is almost impossible without better information. The problem is that even with the internet, accurate information is so hard to ferret out of the voluminous glut to be sifted through. In short, we have too much information and the much is crowding out the important. TV news and cable news are … More Nelson Mandela: Can a Man’s Life Be More than the Sum of Its (Unrepentant) Parts?
Monday Discussion “The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God.” “As long as you notice, and have to count the steps, you are not yet dancing, but only learning to dance.” —Clive Staples Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, 4. Question: Does the … More Learning the Dance that is Worship
Friday is for Heart Songs I have become increasingly convinced that there is too much triviality in my life. Too much attention paid to inconsequential things. Too much worry and striving for things that a man ought to just let happen, if they are to happen at all. My remedy is that I am going … More The Fellowship of Dead Saints
Monday is for Discussion I have posted on the doctrine of the Trinity a number of times recently reflecting my growing concern about the lack of clarity in the modern church’s thinking and verbiage related to the doctrine. I hear layman, leaders and even pastors sometimes saying too little and sometimes too much, using illustrations … More Does the Trinity Matter?
