Wednesday is for Prayer If you want to truly learn to pray, breathe the air and spirit of these puritan prayer warriors. (Adapted here from Kairos Journal.) A Christian Cardiogram—Puritan Prayers If a man’s prayers are a true indication of the theology of his heart, then prayers in the Puritan tradition point to faith in a … More Self-Awareness, Confession, and Prayer
My life’s purpose is “to live passionately for and like Jesus.” I am a long way from my goal. But one thing is absolutely certain. I will never make any progress if I am not constantly examining the gospel record for how Jesus lived. Last night before dropping off to sleep I was reading in … More The Jesus Model: Association with Sinners
For the past five days, I have been meditating on this haunting text in Jeremiah 4. Three days ago I took a 16-mile ride with verses 1 and 2 echoing through my spirit as I rolled by farmers bringing in their soybeans and corn. Honestly, it was hard to get away from the first two … More When Repentance Isn’t Repentance
If you have an elderly friend or parent, or if you are reading this and you happen to be older and slower and less spry than you once were, don’t miss John Stonestreet’s commentary today. Your friend or parent or anyone else who happens to be “shut-in” from as much outside contact with people as … More Thinking of Phyllis and Other Believing “Shut-ins”
Here’s the audio link to my last message at Trinity Church (from 5/29/16). The video is not yet up but I think the audio of either service is better than the video recording on this particular week. Sorry for the sniffling at the beginning. The worship team, the prayers of God’s people, the text and … More The Flabby American Church
Wednesday is for Prayer I have so much to learn. Here’s the story of a young man who can teach every pastor some sobering, helpful, and Christ-honoring truth. We don’t have to be M’Cheyne. We don’t have to practice his model. But certainly the principle of meeting with Jesus in the first part of the day … More Beginning the Day with Jesus
Pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training which means now is the time to begin praying and planning for what you and your church will do to take the gospel to your community. Here are … Source: 7 Ideas for Spring Outreach to Your Community
Updated: There is no escaping the importance of this next election when you examine the respective ages of the sitting Supreme Court Justices. Pray for the nation. And pray for an end to the violence of abortion. We did this video a year ago. Until abortion on demand ends in the United States the battle will … More Why the Nation Needs a Pro-Life Candidate it Can Trust
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
For the second time this year (July and December) our little town is under water on the West side of town. Please pray for our neighbors, and for our stamina and that of the Red Cross volunteers. Our church is located on the East side of town and is on higher ground and we function as … More The Second Flood at Watseka
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