Tuesday is for Preaching The devil will let a man prepare a sermon if that will keep him from preparing himself. —Vance Havner Men, it is too easy, to fall for the trap of the evil one. He is a liar, the father of lies, a deceiver from the beginning, a defiler and confuser of the … More Worthless Preaching and Preachers Who Preach without Worth
Monday Discussion “If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.” —C.T. Studd The biography of C.T. Studd’s life by his son-in-law, Norman Grubb, was formative in my early Christian life. I recommend it to everyone. One of my heroes. Question: Who … More What is and What Motivates Commitment?
Tuesday Afternoon Musings “The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God.” ― Søren Kierkegaard We are often so saturated with the spirit of the age, the desire to be noticed, … More Conquering Pride by Refusing to Work in Our Own Strength
From Part 4 The settler doesn’t always enjoy the company of the sojourner. They threaten his security. Their past lives frighten him and make him uncomfortable. Their tattoos and piercings and hair color and clothing and dysfunctional pasts are messy and unfamiliar. And the radical nature of their fervor for Christ, their willingness to live … More The Difference a Sojourner’s Lifestyle Makes to Settlers
The Gosnell Murder trial in Philadelphia and the horrors being uncovered there are probably just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the abortion industry. Here’s a controversial comparison: The left’s silence on this case is equivalent to the Roman Catholic Church’s silence on decades of sexual abuse. For more see: —-> Gosnell Violence; Atheist … More Gosnell Violence; Atheist Delemmas; Better Ministry Thinking; The Art of Fool-making and much more
Weekend Links The Gosnell Murder trial in Philadelphia and the horrors being uncovered there are probably just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the abortion industry. Here’s a controversial comparison: The left’s silence on this case is equivalent to the Roman Catholic Church’s silence on decades of sexual abuse. The difference is the … More Gosnell Violence; Atheist Delemmas; Better Ministry Thinking; The Art of Fool-making and much more
“Luther said that a Christian only really has two days, today and ‘that day’ (i.e. ‘the day of the Lord’).” A good word for all of us. For more see: Eschatology is About a Hope-saturated Praxis.
Thursday is for Discipleship Doing some research for this week’s message and ran across this in an old microfilm newspaper copy from World War II: “Christianity has for its common symbol a cross, signifying the glory and divinity of a Life-laid down” for a cause. Selfish footprints all lead away from Calvary, and not toward … More “A Laid-down Life” :: What it will take to reach this generation for Christ
Monday Reflections The bombing in Boston is the news of the day. As I write the death toll is 3 dead and 130 wounded. Traumatic injury to lower extremities from shrapnel from either the bombs themselves or from trash cans or other metal objects that were obliterated by the cowards who attacked innocent bystanders to … More Reflections on a Day of Cowardice and Courage
Monday is for Discussion “In Passion Week, as I was reading Bishop Wilson on the Lord’s Supper, I met with an expression to this effect—‘That the Jews knew what they did, when they transferred their sin to the head of their offering.’ The thought came into my mind, What, may I transfer all my guilt … More “May I transfer my guilt to another?”
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