Part of the worship service this Sunday. In the madness that is our world at the moment, it is good to draw away and reflect on the greatness of Christmas and “good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people.” All people. Black, yellow, white and brown–all people–equally, before the King … More Celebrating Advent
Monday is for Discussion Another offering for the poetry project. We live in a post-resurrection world. We live in a world that has been radically changed by “the news of a great joy that will be for all the people” (Luke 2:10) and a Savior who rose from the dead (Luke 24:7). We live in … More A Psalm of David Reheard
Sunday Afternoon Musings Five responses to “news of a great joy.” Summary to today’s message. We should obey. (Lk. 2:15-16) –the shepherds obeyed and went to find the Savior. Wise men still seek the Savior. We should make the news known. (Lk. 2:17-18) –the shepherds made the news known to the whole region. The early … More Five Responses to “News of a Great Joy”
Saturday Musings We read our Bible’s but we miss the bigger, larger picture when we miss the larger and better narrative. The Bible, from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21 is all about JESUS. Tim Keller helps us to see that in this short video from 2007. Come and worship and adore Him who gave his … More The Bible is Not about You
Friday is for Heart Songs Read Psalm 114:1-8 Suggested by a Reading of Psalm 114 Meditating on Psalm 114 To Tremble at Holy Things A people, dirty . landless, . homeless, . unskilled, . … More To Tremble at Holy Things
Wednesday is for Discipleship Just read the second article this week on how the church is failing to reach millennials here and here. Honestly, it seems like everybody is jumping on this bandwagon and singing this song, “the church is losing millennials.” I have no doubt that the facts are there to support the conclusion. But I … More How Millenials are Being Reached Effectively in One Church
“I know;” a moment’s pause, and then, “we have to let them go.” My bride was responding to my wistful comment, “I miss our kids.” It was one o’clock in the afternoon, and we had been driving since 5 AM. The occasion was the last day of a 30th anniversary celebration vacation in New England. … More Longing and Contentment
Links for Life and Ministry I am away this week taking the last class for a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. My posts this week will be few and short as a result. Walk with Jesus and have fun. Proclaim the excellencies of Christ by living passionately for and like … More John Piper; Answering Homosexual Activists; Marriage Thoughts; Immigrant Policy; Dealing with Terrorism
Tuesday is for Thinking It was a Sabbath day like no other. Jesus and the Pharisees were about to go head to head over His healing ministry. High drama on a Sabbath. And compassion for a man in pain was the battlefield. And he said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the … More Fury at Jesus
Sunday Afternoon Musings “The glory of bread is that it satisfies. The glory of living water is that it quenches thirst. We do not honor the refreshing, self-replenishing, pure water of a mountain spring by lugging buckets of water up the path to make our contributions from the ponds below. We honor the spring by … More Glorify God, but How?
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