I had the privilege of attending worship in my home church today after a ten day trip to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland to care for Christian leaders seeking to be faithful to Christ and His kingdom. It was a good trip even if exhausting. Numerous angels are also exhausted from keeping me awake during … More Thinking of the Slavery of Paul (and ours too)
Thursday is for Discipleship Knowing who we are, who we really are, who we are in Christ, how we are to view ourselves as men and women under the Lordship of Jesus, is critical to making any progress in spiritual formation. This is the theme of my own essay, Settlers or Sojourners, but it is … More Is There a Conspiracy in Our Bible Translations?
Tuesday is for Preaching I am re-reading John MacArthur’s Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ (Thomas Nelson, 2010). It is such a powerful book and it starts in the preface with a compelling story of a brother in Christ who gave his life in testimony to the beauty and attractiveness of Christ … More When You Say You are a Christian, What Does it Mean?
Friday is for Heart Songs I have been a Leonard Cohen fan since the late 1960’s through all the interesting changes to his voice, each of them more interesting than the one before. Cohen, as far as I know is not a Christian, but his lyrics have always revealed a depth and a searching for … More Show Me the Place Where the Suffering Began
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