Tuesday is for Preaching The New Year is a good time to begin new plans for systematic reading of the Scripture. In the past I have written about the 5-5-5 plan recommended by one of my spiritual mentors, Dr. Bill Iverson). Aside: Bill is now 83 and is planting yet another new church! (Read about … More How to Find Wonders in the Word of God
Weekend Musings From Gordon T. Bakan: Why Memorize Scripture? Memorizing God’s Word Brings Blessing (Ps. 119: 1-2) Memorizing God’s Word Keeps Us from Sin (Ps. 119:11) Memorizing God’s Word Gives us a Ready Defense Against False Teaching and Skepticism (Ps. 119:41-48) Memorizing God’s Word Gives us Guidance for Daily Life (Ps. 119:105)
Everyone who knows me knows that I hit the proverbial jackpot when Stephnie Diane Rankin agreed to become my bride on June 12, 1984. They also know that I married so far above my station in life that some of them probably point to our marriage as proof that God exists and is still doing … More The Wonders and Joys of a Godly Wife
Wednesday is for Prayer Sometimes a truth is presented in such beautiful, and pristine clarity that it takes your breath away with its obvious weight and importance. When I read Bill Thrasher’s[1] comment on prayer it hit me that way. Here it is: “Don’t resist helplessness—it’s the power of your prayer life.” He echoes the … More Helplessness is an Extraordinary Teacher
Sunday Afternoon Musings Part of “The Poetry Project” (Prayers for Psalm Readers) from January 4, 2010 Suggested by Psalm 19:7-14 Prove Your Words Solid Law. Testimony. Precepts. Commandments. Fear of the Lord. and rules. More to be desired than gold? Sweeter than honey? Make it so Lord. Give me life. But first give me this … More Prove Your Word
Weekend Musings Inside Psalm 119 and the Poetry Project (My son inspired me to keep working on a project I thought of a couple of years ago. The idea is to write a poem of personal reflection for each Psalm in the psalter. If you search on the word “Poetry” or “Poetry and Prayers” inside … More Affliction and the God Who Teaches
My friend and mentor Bill Reed, wrote this week about the disciplines of Simplicity, Silence, Serenity, and Surrender espoused by Charles Swindoll in his book Intimacy with the Almighty. Bill passed on this quote from pages 51-53: Harassed by life, exhausted, we look about us for somewhere to be quiet, to be genuine, a place of refreshment. … More You Hold in Your Hands the Word of the Living God
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