There are times when our spiritual senses are so keen, so lambent and alive that our hearts can hardly be contained and tears drip down our cheeks as if a relief value had been opened to make it possible for us to survive the moment. Those times are rare. They are wonderful. And sometimes, they … More The Nearness of God, The Pain and the Sorrow and the Longing for More
Psalm 92 will be the text for this next week’s message at my home church. I’m not preaching. But it is my custom to try to read ahead and today, I was struck by the superscription. “A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.” “A Psalm, a Song” —that phrase appears two other times in … More Twelve Things to Do on Your Sabbath (from Psalm 92)
I love books. Over the last four years, I have culled and sold or given away about 2,000 books from my personal library. And yet, over 4,200 books remain on the shelves. In the corner, near a favorite chair is a collection of books with a particular character. There are three Bibles in various translations, … More Finding Surprises that Rock the Soul
I’m reading Steven Lawson’s mini-biography of William Tyndale, (THE DARING MISSION OF WILLIAM TYNDALE, Reformed Trust, 2016). On page 104, this sentence arrested my attention: “Having learned Hebrew over a period of some five years, Tyndale was ready to begin the task of translating the books of the law.” The previous 103 pages had demonstrated … More 8 Languages, and Then He Learned Hebrew
I don’t have a regular teaching vehicle these days, but I am thankful that I was asked to bring the message at Pioneer Church in Rock Hill, SC this past Sunday. Saturday had been a soul-horrowing day in the Schoenleber household with an 8.5 hour crisis that was thrust upon us with a 10 minute … More Maybe the Last Message I Preach
Some would call him Gregory the Great (c. A.D 540-March 12, 604). Others would call him the first pope. I would not give him either of those terms but that doesn’t mean that he should be dismissed completely. Indeed, on an issue much needed in our day, repentance, I would call him a genius. “Repentance … More Gregory I: Some Call Him Great
Today, the July letter from the C.S. Lewis Institute arrived. I’m going to quote it at some length because the excerpt from Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer is so helpful. But before I do, I want to provide a link to an index for the book that readers might find helpful as well. This particular … More C.S. Lewis Invites Us into the Lord’s Prayer
The priesthood of believers is too often forgotten which is one of the reasons I wrote this article for the Evangelical Free Church magazine in the summer of 2016. The church has got to recover its birthright. Check it out here if you are interested.
We are a sports dominated culture like no culture before us. I include myself. A day isn’t complete for me in the Spring, Summer or Fall without an update on how the Phillies did. Ditto for the Fall and Winter in relation to the Philadelphia Eagles. Both those major sports sometime have so-called “Blockbuster Trades.” … More Worst Trade Ever
Are You Loved in Heaven, A Pest on the Earth and Hated in Hell?(Living for Christ in Christ-less Culture) Here are three simple questions that flow from three texts in the New Testament that can be used as a ruler or measuring stick for our discipleship. They aren’t the only tools of measurement, but they … More Loved in Heaven, a Pest on the Earth, and Hated in Hell
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