Sadly, the original video attached to this post from 2015 is lost. Not to fear. I have replaced the original with a Shane and Shane worship song, His Mercy is More. Begin your week right with a 10 minute meditation on the scandalous mercy of God and how the cross is the answer to how … More The Scandalous Mercy of God
Sunday Musings Forgiven people ought to be great forgivers. We ought to be the most forgiving people on the planet. And here is part of the reason why. “In Matthew 18:22 Peter asks, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive someone who sins against me? Up to seven times!’ Jesus responded, ‘I tell you, not … More How Extravagant Should Our Forgiveness Be?
Another fantastic offering from Kairos Journal. Sometimes the most common things in our lives, (“Yeah, the parable of the prodigal son, I know that story”) are just too familiar for us. We know them and so we dismiss them. We think we know them so we never stop and get out our pick axes and dig … More How Deep the Father’s Love for Us, How Vast Beyond All Measure
Most Christians, most days, need to remember this. For more see: The Perfect Church Includes a Lot of Imperfect People.
“I never heard of the Gospel of Jesus Christ . . . of the cross, of sin and forgiveness, of death and life (while) in New York . . . only an ethical and social idealism which pins its faith to progress.” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer … according to Bonhoeffer, a congregation without mutual confession of sin is … More The Courage to Confess Sin—What Bonhoeffer Still Teaches Us
Weekend Musings “The church can preach salvation and nurture the saved, but it cannot save. The church can preach, exhort, rebuke, and admonish against sin, it can proclaim the forgiveness of sin and it can give theological definition to sin, but the church cannot atone for sin.” —R.C. Sproul Who is Jesus? (Crucial Questions Series) … More What the Church Can and Can’t Do
Wednesday is for Prayer A good companion piece to this morning’s post. One of the things that motivates my prayer is accurate evaluation of where we stand against the standard of God’s word. Tozer is always a trusted source. The Church: The Perfect Church Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort … More The Perfect Church Includes a Lot of Imperfect People
Weekend Musings There are few books that I value more on my library (now close to 10,000 books, counting digital, about 5,500 and paper, 4,400) than Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. It is short, profound, and always challenging. In fact, I have read it more than a dozen times and I am always convicted, repentant, and changed … More The Courage to Confess Sin—What Bonhoeffer Still Teaches Us
Friday is for Heart Songs “During this interval David was free to enjoy to the full that which he had acquired through his wrongdoing. The one obstacle which lay in the way of the free indulgence of his passion was removed; Bathsheba was now his. Apparently, the king, in his palace, was secure and immune. … More The “Severe Mercy” of God’s Judgment
“Christianity today is man-centered, not God-centered.” –Tozer (more at …) via “Forgive Us for Forgetting that You are Infinitely Holy”.
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