Thursday is for Discipleship It was almost 30 years ago. Before I met and married my wife 26 years ago [longer now]. Before I dated and called off a wedding to Dana. Before I spent a year not dating anyone, a godly woman named Pam was the object of my affections. In fact, it … More Can the Confession of Sin be Joyful?
Friday is for Heart Songs “Parables for a Sleeping Church” (Video Version HERE) All of these parables are being story-boarded now and eventually, all of these modern day parables will be made into videos for use in churches who want to stimulate their people to make disciples of the nations.* Hear then, . . . … More Parables for a Sleeping Church: The Parable of the Forgetful Farmer
Sunday Musings Believers are made as white as snow. Isaiah 64:6-7 6 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. 7 There is no one who calls upon your … More My Best Days Were Filth, But He Has Made Me Clean
Friday is for Heart Songs God is a lover and he desires lovers. And to love the lost the way they need to be loved we need to love the Lord more than we love the lost. That kind of love only grows out of an intimacy with God. And that intimacy is only grown … More God is a Lover and He is Looking for Lovers
Thursday is for Discipleship “Luther’s return from the cloister was the worst blow the world had suffered since the days of early Christianity. The renunciation he made when he became a monk was child’s play compared with that which he had to make when he returned to the world. Now came the frontal assault. The … More Bonhoeffer on The Only Way to Follow Jesus
Weekend Links Vacationing. Few Links. Little time, got to get back to relaxing. As always, presence on the list doesn’t mean complete endorsement of all the particulars. Better Thinking About Life, Rights and Sex Planned Parenthood Supports Sadomasochism : I Know, It Sounds Crazy But it’s True Rick Warren Comments on the Hobby Lobby Morning-After Pill … More Dogs vs Cats; Planned (Sadomasochism) Parenthood; Tim Keller; Rick Warren: Hobby Lobby; Reading the Bible; Doctrine
A collection of links and perspective I wish every reader of my blog could interact with. Redefining Who a Christian Is, Biblically of Course.
The following is based on a Kairos Journal article: David Brainerd lived the life of holiness and prayer. His diary is a record of hours spent in prayer. “When I return home, and give myself to meditation, prayer, and fasting, my soul longs for mortification, self-denial, humility, and divorcement from all things of the world.” … More David Brainerd and the Life of Prayer
Thursday is for Thinking We are in Christ Ken Frech, the man and friend who led me to … More We are “In Christ”: Is there grander comfort?
A Case Study in Church Discipline Leaving for a week of vacation in South Carolina with my brother Karl and his wife Dawn. Stephnie and I are looking forward to spending time together with two of our favorite people in all the world. We haven’t had a week off in some time and for the … More Church Discipline: A Case Study
