Live for more than your comfort, convenience, and security. Live to make Jesus known so that more will know unrestrained joy, both now and for eternity. For More: The World We Live In Through Eyes of a Cynic.
Wednesday is for Prayer A long day of travel, editing, meetings, and preparation for preaching ahead. I need the prayer of the saints. Pray that: My eyes would see all the corrections that must be made to the galley proofs of Picking a President: Or Any Other Elected Official. That the publisher would understand all … More Nothing (that lasts) Happens without Prayer
Can you preach the Bible and not preach the gospel? Did they train you at seminary or Bible college to make a beeline to the cross, from any text in the Scripture? For more: Growing Churches by Stealing Sheep or Proclaiming Christ?.
There was an “intentional withness” to Jesus’ discipleship pattern. He called them to himself that he might send them out to preach. They were going to observe something in him and from him and they were going to be sent out to do similar kinds of things (Cf. Luke 10) The apostle Paul seems to … More “I Can’t Change the World, I’m Amusing Myself to Death”
Monday Discussion We live in the age of the resurrection. We have always lived in the age of the resurrection, but like the disciples who forgot that Jesus said he would rise from the dead, we too quickly forget that the fact of … the knowledge about … the belief in … … the resurrection … More Resurrection Day +1
The tomb is empty. It has been empty for almost 2000 years. It will be empty for eternity. He promised he would rise and today we celebrate that he kept and will keep every promise he ever made to his people.
Holy Saturday must have felt like the longest day of their lives. But Sunday was coming.The sunrise of the third day was approaching.The tomb was still full, but not for long. More, see The Silent Saturday Between Horror and Glory.
Weekend Links Short list of links. Good ones though!. Have a great celebration of the resurrection this weekend. HE is Risen! HE is Risen Indeed. Engaging with Culture and Politics Obama Budget is Defeated 414-0! (Mike Shedlock) The Lottery is a Suicidal Scam and Beneath the Child of God (John Piper) One Minute You Can’t … More Obama, the Lottery, ObamaCare, Five Reasons to Take a Nap; Atheist Conversion and more
Excellent video to prepare your heart for the reality and joys of Easter. Defending the faith for the joy of the nations. On April 9, A.D. 30, Everything Changed: N.T. Wright on Easter.
Wednesday is for Prayer “Life is well designed. Men and women grow old so that someone will be wise enough to teach the young.” (Lord Mhoram in the novel, Lord Foul’s Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson, page 279 in paperback edition) We are wise to be cautious when we find “truth” in fiction but novels, even … More The Good Design of Life
