It was 1839 and Robert Murray McCheyne was just under four years from his death when, because of bad health and a doctors orders to get to a warmer climate, he decided that if he must leave his church for a time, he would go to Israel for ministry and to pray on-site for the … More Self-care and the Pastorate
Covid was a great thing for some of my long term writing projects. I finished first drafts of four manuscripts in the those months of anxiety and insanity. The pictures above are a mock-up of the book cover. The book will be released in early February. Here’s the introduction’s first paragraph: This book is a … More New Book Coming in February
An open letter to all my Christian friends (independent of denomination) It’s Empty Headed to Think that CriticismRather Living Like Jesus is Going to Change the World There is a vicious new sport in our culture that is destroying spiritual passion among many of God’s people across denominational lines. It is currently running rampant in … More Give up Criticism and Become Intoxicated with Jesus
The book is NOT written by Tozer. It is a compendium of quote from the writings of Tozer edited with commentary by W. l. Seaver, but it is a worthy read. Seaver has culled all of these quotes from not only the published works of Tozer but also from many of Tozer’s sermons. It is … More Prayer, Only as Powerful as Our Lives
In his book, Miracles, C.S. Lewis nears the conclusion of his 14th chapter with these words, “In science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself.” The book is worth rereading, and reading with an unhurried and reflective wonder. And today, on your walk, or even … More Science and Christianity
Doing a second read on “THE CELTIC WAY OF EVANGELISM” (George Hunter, Abingdon Press, 2000) and this quote pushed its way to my consciousness. (The context is an analysis of the problems St. Patrick faced from his superiors one decade in to his 28 year mission to Ireland. Hunter then draws a parallel to the … More Has the Church Lost Its Way?
Politics and Culture The Real Roots of American Rage Long but worthy article from THE ATLANTIC on both the power and the destructive nature of anger. “The untold story of how anger became the dominant emotion in our politics and personal lives—and what we can do about it.” How the Old Testament Kings Bear … More Inspiration and Information for the End of one Year and the Beginning of the Next
My friend at Insanitybytes2 has written a thoughtful post on the current culture clash between the East and the West. And to it, I would add for my doubting friends, Judeo-Christian culture, and Christianity, in particular, is not the enemy of the West. Radical Islam is. The link to her post is below. “What will the … More “What will the racist Christians do now?”
Tuesday is for Thinking What do Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, French skeptic Voltaire, Madalyn Murray O’Hair, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Chairman Mao all have in common? Beyond the obvious that they were all atheist and materialists, they all loathed and hated their fathers. The modern era’s most famous psychologist, Freud argued that the … More They All Loathed and Hated Their Fathers
Tuesday Reflections Some time ago a visitor to my BLOG said that Christians were among the most immoral people they know. It got me thinking. I asked the young interlocutor, “Do you really mean that? Or is this a piece of hyperbole thrown out in frustration?” Personally, I don’t get it. Yes, I know so-called Christians … More Christianity: Still the Worlds Best Hope
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