The joy in coming into agreement with God's Word and will
Every year we gather some “foodie” friends for what has become a beloved tradition: Mock Thanksgiving. It's like a dry run for a Thanksgiving that we'd never actually serve to our families, an excuse to experiment with a menu that, for most of us, is set in stone for the actual day. Mock Thanksgiving is... Continue Reading →
"So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate" Genesis 3:6 Eve didn't take and eat of the forbidden fruit with the intent to do harm to herself. Knowing she... Continue Reading →
It's been a week since the election, and we are still here! Praise indeed. It's been a draining week, an emotional week, and I for one have never felt such an acute ache for God's presence to just come and soak through every fiber of my being as I did these past seven days. We... Continue Reading →
Friends, we are called as disciples to "preach the Word" and be "ready in season and out of season", when the circumstances are for us and when they are against us. We are told to "convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching" (2 Timothy 4:2). Why? Because "the time will come when people will not endure sound... Continue Reading →
It's been a week filled with all kinds of hoopla in Christian blogger-land. I believe the issue is much bigger than the players involved, so I'll stick to the bare facts for starters. On one side, we have an ultra popular Christian author for (Jen Hatmaker) who came out on her blog in support of... Continue Reading →
"You've got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away, know when to run..." Thanks Kenny Rodgers, this is some wisdom right here. I'm going to tie it in with some Charles Spurgeon, so bear with me here... The idea of compromising in order to win people... Continue Reading →
"Leave Christ out? O my brethren, better leave the pulpit out altogether. If a man can preach one sermon without mentioning Christ's name in it, it ought to be his last, certainly the last that any Christian ought to go to hear him preach." Charles Spurgeon "There has come in modern times a new cross... Continue Reading →
Been on a bit of a writing break, bear with me while I try and get back into the swing of things! I'll start off today with some classic truth from one of my favorites... The men Jesus chose as His disciples were not exactly the most mature or qualified people for the job at... Continue Reading →
"Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" So when He saw them, He said to them, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And so it was that as they... Continue Reading →
"There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and they think they have enough - a cheap Christianity which offends nobody and requires no sacrifice - which costs nothing and is worth nothing." J.C. Ryle When the Pope visited the US recently, one of the funniest headlines I read... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 