Make me run. Make me run with passion. Make me run the race with endurance. Make my life declare that it will not be conquered. Make me like this young woman. Make my life pursue you with such reckless abandon that the world notices, even if for only a brief moment, that you are magnificent … More Oh God, Make My Heart Run to You
Teaching My Soul its Place on a Friday I don’t need to be used … honored, respected, acknowledged, understood, desired, needed, useful, adored, loved, perked, comped, served, significant, important, noticed, valued, sought out, I need to be salt, light, broken, humble, joyful, a servant, loving, prophetic, bold, a bond-slave, a brother, a Christ-one, a follower, … More Things I Don’t Need
Wednesday is for Prayer “No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find … More “No man knows how bad he is till …”
Musings I’m reading an article by Dan Jarvis and that is his question, “Is your church revival ready?” It’s a good question. One that perhaps most churches would do well to consider. How do we get ready for whatever God might want to do? Today, I preached on 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21: “Do not quench the … More Is Your Church Revival Ready?
Weekend Musings Friday, I had a day off and got some long overdue projects done around the house. Saturday I paid the price of some of those projects with an achy back. But I also got to meet with another pastor and discuss partnering our two churches in the planting of a new congregation in … More It’s 4:16 AM and I Want to Sleep
Wednesday is for Prayer How would our prayers change if we focused not on our need but on our God’s mighty power to overcome every obstacle for our good? How would our prayers change if we focused not on on our desires but on the love of Christ demonstrated in the cross? How would our … More How would our prayers change if …
Friday is for Heart Songs Yesterday, I used the first two lines from this great hymn as the title to Thursday’s post. I have not been able to get the tune or the beauty of its theology out of my head ever since. If I’m not singing it, I’m whistling it but I am always … More Why Should We Gain from His Reward? Why Indeed?
Wednesday is for Prayer “Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’” (Luke 11:1) The last thing the disciples saw before they asked one of the questions that changed all of their lives … More The Last Thing They Saw
Friday is for Heart Songs “A farmer plows his field, sows the seed, and fertilizes and cultivates—all the while knowing that in the final analysis he is utterly dependent on forces outside of himself. He knows he cannot cause the seed to germinate, nor can he produce the rain and sunshine for growing and harvesting the … More Holiness: It doesn’t work the way most people think it does.
Picked this up from Adrian Warnock’s blog. He and group of Brits are currently working on a documentary on the the life and ministry of C.H. Spurgeon. I had known a number of anecdotal stories on Spurgeon and the prayer that went on at the Metropolitan Tabernacle during his pastorate but this quote was new … More Is Your Pastor a Poor Preacher? Pray for Him.
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