Today I had an early morning appointment and on the drive to it I listened to a portion of John Piper’s short mini-biography of David Brainerd. I have been aware of Brainerd and of Jonathan Edwards Life of Brainerd almost since the time I became a believer in Christ. He has been a “hero from … More Embarrassed to Announce
Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Back in July, I had the privilege of preaching on Psalm 67 at my local church. My latest message has not yet been posted on the website (from Nov. 19). I hope this will be an encouragement to all of us to take up the task of living passionately for and like … More Psalm 67 A Psalm for the Joy of the Nations
This morning, I had the privilege of starting the day with four other men and one woman of God with a great time of prayer for the nation. We started in Psalm 20 and moved to psalm 50 and at one point, I’m not sure why, the 70’s chorus, “I Surrender All” came into my … More Can We Surrender All?
I’ve written about this before here. There is an insidious and popular teaching that has infiltrated the church in our age. It fits the psychological moment of our age. It fits the counseling bent of our culture. it fits the well meaning desire of people seeking to comfort someone (or themselves) after they have acknowledged … More Stop Telling People to Forgive Themselves. (Part 2)
Psalm 34:8 “O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!”
Damage to Rails After an Earthquake in New Zealand Our lives are crooked, broken and in need of repair. Forgiveness is our need, but knowing our need does not insure that we will take the forgiveness offered. Knowing we need to be forgiven and actually wanting to be forgiven are two very different things. One … More Repairing the Soul
It’s been about 25 years since an eye problem I suffered through in my early thirties began to produce what was eventually diagnosed as “night blindness”. I first began to notice that I couldn’t see stars at night. Today, if my wife and I are out, she normally drives on the way home if the … More Night Blindness Parallell
Usually, on special days, like the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Independence Day, I fly an American flag in the front of our house. At the same time, I am against flying an American Flag in a church and never allowed it in any of the churches I pastored. A church is a place to … More Today, I Started to Fly the Flag of Israel
Cultivating the Fear of God as a Lifestyle This past Sunday I had the privilege of teaching a class on the fear of God. This was my third session of about 8 in the class. Today’s assignment for me as a teacher was “How do we cultivate a life that demonstrates a fear of God?” … More Developing a Heart that Fears God
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