Weekend Musings The following are excerpted from the book The Wisdom of Stability, by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. All of them are about community. Bold topic headlines and bracketed [ ] comments are my own. On Facebook “Friends” I get to choose who I want to ‘friend’ and whose friendship requests I respond to. We gather around … More The Dangers of a Facebook “Friend”
Friday is for Heart Songs I had just finished a retreat for great group of young adults (ages 22-35) for a downtown church. Despite the fact that I had a very muddled third talk, God seemed to do a great work and all of us came away blessed. It is so good to know that when … More Great Forgivers: The Badge of a Christian
Psalm 32:1-2 (ESV) 1 A Maskil of David. Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. Can a sinner in need ever grow weary of these verses? This one can’t.
Meditating on 1 John 1 John 1:8-10 (ESV) 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have … More The Transformative Greatness of Forgiveness
Easter is over but we live in the midst of resurrection power. Yesterday, thousands of men and women, boys and girls all around the world placed there faith in Christ for the first time. The media isn’t going to report that. They would much rather focus on sex abuse in the Catholic Church or that … More Thousands of Men and Women Trusted in Christ Yesterday
From an earlier time in my life that I hope never to repeat. Pray with me that I would never be so blind. (From the archives of my old blog) Put this down as one of those “church planters need to pay attention to all of their communication” stories. Update: Re-posted again after this past … More Sometimes Unintended Sin is Worse
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