Let me be honest with you. (I know that’s a surprise, but bear with me.) I get rather caught up with the Holy Spirit living in me, Jesus being my guide and example, and my Father loving me like His son, that I don’t pay that much attention to the bit about the angels. Scripture […]
Read More DMCD Songs: My Father’s Angels – Mark Lowry, Charlotte Ritchie, Wes Hampton & David PhelpsA hymn I love is called He Lifted Me. I love it, because it gets things right. I hear some people talk about lifting up Jesus. I always thought it a bit odd to lift up one who is already the Most High. This song reminds me that it was actually Jesus doing the lifting. […]
Read More He Lifted MeThere is the old television Catchphrase based on the premise that contestants watch an animated enaction of a famous catchphrase and they say what they see. I sat in a church service recently where there was talk about wanting to see the Holy Spirit in action in the lives of people bringing deliverance to support […]
Read More Church Life: Say It and See ItChristians and relativists make outstandingly arrogant claims on truth. Relativists insist that there is no such thing as universal truths. The argument continues that such claims to such truths could never be thoroughly corroborated from all peoples in all cultures at all times. So to suggest such is blind to the only universal truth – […]
Read More CD Songs: His Truth Still Marches On – Andrae CrouchWhen he sat down after the long day at work, he reflected on all he had. A beautiful wife who patiently tended to his needs and accepted his hard work. Beautiful children who loved to see him and took pleasure in confiding their issues to him, because he was a loving and reliable father. A […]
Read More Damaged Goods in Sophisticated Settings: Why People Need The LordOne of the things I love about the collection of books that makes up the Bible we read is that they are full of stories. I am very sure that if it was just a statistical book it would be very boring and unlikely to transform anyone. Yet the power is in the story. Something […]
Read More God’s Story, Our Story For Their Story – Not Cutting A Long Story ShortSomeone asked me to prepare to talk about the gospel with some people who had not heard it, or had not heard in a long time. It is a pleasant challenge, but one that I’m fairly familiar with, as I’m of the impression that opportunities may occur every day to engage in a conversation about […]
Read More Remember: The Good News Is Bad NewsHere are some of the bits about being a Christian and following Jesus that I would definitely put in a brochure to market it: Being a Christian means having your sins forgiven and a clean slate with God Following Jesus is an assurance of rest for your soul Living the way God wants strengthens you […]
Read More Welcome To Suffering!!The young brother meant well. He was sharing about how his two friends, who were not yet believers, were going through their issues, and he was encouraging them to have faith and just come to church and see how God was real and could help them. I get that. I understand that. I am sure […]
Read More Why The Answer To The Problem Is Not Always ‘Come To Church’(Big thanks to Kathleen over at the remarkable and outstanding Church in a Circle blog. Her entry on The Burden of One was the inspiration for this blog entry. Go over and check out the entry and the rest of the good material on the site.) More than ever before, I am convinced that for […]
Read More The Work of The Ministry: It Takes A Team
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