I was reading this morning in Mark and saw something that I had never seen before. Side note: Isn’t that remarkable in itself! I have been a Bible reader for over 50 years, have read the Gospel of Mark at least 100, maybe 150 times, and I am still making new observations and discoveries in … More Why Did Jesus Bless Children?
I had a conversation with a ministry leader today about the need for discipleship in the local church and the inability of some leaders to free themselves of the shackles of the 80’s and 90’s nightmare called “The Church Growth Movement.” I told them the story of sitting in a Team 500 meeting of the … More Confusing Effects for Foundations
Read Psalm 57 (NASB95) For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth [“do not destroy”].A Mikhtam [Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm] of David,when he fled from Saul in the cave. [1 Sam 22:1; 24:3] 57 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge … More Let the Glory of God Fill This Pain
I was a baby believer in Christ when the power of these words first impressed themselves on my spirit. It must have been around 1976. There was a rumor going around, against the fraternity I was a part of, and some of the brothers were laughing about it. These were serious allegations and I thought … More A “Mic-drop” Moment
It offered spiders a thread to hold on to in a nihilistic universe of pain and suffering. The gospel offers a better hope and a surer rope to grasp. What’s more, the gospel offers real evidence for its foundation. The movie I watched, despite all of its pluadits and awards from its self-congratulatory hollywood elites, … More I watched a movie last night that was “a weak soup in a beautiful bowl.”
Forty-plus years ago, I became a husband. My bride continues to surprise me with new mercies, so too does my own sinfulness and ability to get irritated over nothing, literally nothing, even after so many years of grace. We are different and sometimes the sandpaper of relationship is even now, resistant . Every day that … More Surprises Abound After Fifty Years
On February 10, 1938, The Oxford Magazine published this poem by C.S. Lewis. Lewis had a lifelong desire to be a poet. Yet, as his career and fame grew, it was never to be realized. Still, he periodically would try his hand at the craft. This poem is one of his more successful. Chanson D’Adventure … More C.S. Lewis Poem about More than Spring
I sometimes feel like a dinosaur. I live in a world that produces books by the millions every day and yet fewer and fewer people read. They listen sometimes though. And so because some will listen, I offer these simple readings of Psalms and short reflections. The reflections are not poetry. They are “poetic-ish.” But … More Reading Psalms and Meditations (Ps. 1)
God only uses broken things. I don’t know why; I just know that is how it works. All of the heroes of the faith have brokenness in their biography. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Sarah, Hannah, Samuel, Esther, David, Solomon, Paul, Peter, John, all of them, and many more, had periods and seasons of deep … More Why Are Our Eyes Dry?
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