Monday is for Heart Songs “Joy” said C.S. Lewis, “is the serious business of Heaven.” —(Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, 93) “Lord, make my heart serious about joy. Make my heart desire the greatest joys knowing that the passionate pursuit of real joy, will always lead me to You.”
Saturday Afternoon Musings C.S. Lewis writes about seeing “glory” or “an image of glory” in nature and its effect on us. We see beauty, we see majesty—and something happens in the deepest parts of our soul. Glory and longing, and love rise up in our souls. We see a majestic mountain view, or a forest … More Substituting Nature Religion for the Real God
Friday is for Heart Songs Continuing my goal to reread all of C.S. Lewis in 2014, I read this today from God in the Dock. It was a great reminder to me that those churches who are on track to equip the next generation best are churches that take seriously the discipleship of not only … More Discipling the Whole Family for the Glory of God
Sunday Musings The settled happiness and security which we all desire, God withholds from us by the very nature of the world: but joy, pleasure, and merriment, He has scattered broadcast. We are never safe, but we have plenty of fun, and some ecstasy. It is not hard to see why. The security we crave … More Why God Keeps Our Happiness Shallow
Monday Discussion “The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God.” “As long as you notice, and have to count the steps, you are not yet dancing, but only learning to dance.” —Clive Staples Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, 4. Question: Does the … More Learning the Dance that is Worship
Weekend Links We just had two firsts. Our first ever Thanksgiving with no family and the first time I cooked the Thanksgiving Day meal. I am happy to report that Stephnie and I survived both events. As the children age, marry, move on we find ourselves in a new phase of life. We miss them … More Ravi Zacharias on Homosexuality; Narnian Living; Knockout Game; Cricket Singing; Wind Maps; and much moreginal
Weekend Links The sun is shining and the people of Washington have a good day for all the help that is arriving to begin the process of putting their material and emotional lives back together. We have teams of people going from our church as do many other churches in the area. It is a … More Homeschoolers Better Socialized; Pedophile Rights?!; Hunger Games Warnings; The Creep of Totalitarianism; and much more
Monday is for Discussion Don’t know who said it first but it sure seems like sound advice to me. I just ran across the three words in a book called Pivotal Prayer (John Hull and Tim Elmore, Thomas Nelson, 2002) Stop. Drop. Pray. Is there a better way to deal with confusion, loneliness, anger, bitterness, … More Stop. Drop. And Pray.
Tuesday is for Counseling: A Great New Book On Thursday, I will post an interview with Matt Mitchell, a fellow EFCA pastor from the great state of Pennsylvania. I’m not sure where Matt and I crossed paths but I have appreciated his ministry for some time. His blog, Matt-Mitchell.blogspot.com, is filled with pastoral insight and … More Coming: An Interview with the Author of a Book I Hope Becomes a Runaway Bestseller
Wednesday is for Prayer “The world is a sculptor’s shop. We are the statues and there is a rumor going around the shop that some of us are someday going to come to life.” —C.S. Lewis, from an essay, “Beyond Personality”, p. 7. “Lord, make us a people who are mesmerized by the rumor and … More The Rumor Going Around the Sculptor’s Shop (C.S. Lewis)
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