The joy in coming into agreement with God's Word and will
And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law. Then he said to them,... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Patheos.com “Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. God's saving love in Christ, however, is marked by both radical truthfulness about who... 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 →
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 →
"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 →
"The only real threat (to the church) is surrender - caving to cultural, legal, and political forces demanding conformity. The church can and will survive persecution. It will not survive faithlessness. This is both a theological and historical truth. Defiance, however, means more than merely ensuring that your church or school doesn't change its policies.... Continue Reading →
"We must base our thinking on the rugged facts of life according to God's book, and not according to the finesse of modern civilization. Let us not be so careful as to how we offend or please human ears, but let us never offend God's ears." Oswald Chambers Let's face it, being a Christian these... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 