Rejoice In the Lord Anyway
I preached through Philippians 4:4-9 last Sunday and I have to say that it is one of my favorite passages of Scripture. By nature, I am an analyzer. I am pretty good at picking out what is going wrong...
View ArticlePutting Away the Sunday School Jesus
Russel Moore has a good review of the movie Where the Wild Things Are. He says that the problem with it is not that it is too wild or dark, but that it is not wild enough and is not as good as the book...
View ArticleBringing Our Gifts to the King
The tradition of giving gifts at Christmas time dates back to St. Nicholas in 4th century Turkey. Beyond that, it goes back to the three Wise Men who presented the gifts of gold, frankenscence, and...
View Article“When you give a banquet . . .”
Luke 14:12-14: 12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution to Read the Bible Every Day
Did you know that only arround 16% of Christians claim to read the Bible every day? I saw that in a poll last year. I know that we are to hide the Word of God in our heart and that God doesn't love...
View ArticleOne Anothers of the New Testament in an Infographic
I saw this from the Overview Bible Project as it was linked to by Trevin Wax. It is an infographic on the "One Anothers" of the New Testament. I have always found these verses/commands helpful in...
View ArticleMatthew 16 – A Dialogue
Tonight for our Wednesday Night Bible Study, I will be going back over Matthew 16 and the discussions on faith/unbelief that are there. Jesus encounters the Pharisees who ask for a sign, the Disciples...
View ArticleRussell Moore on Romans 13 and Thinking Christianly About The Immigration Crisis
Recently, Russell Moore, Edgar Aponte, and Rueben Cabrera had a conversation about immigration for the Gospel Coalition. There was one section that stood out to me the most and it came from Russell...
View ArticleSeeds, Fruit, and the Surprising Way People Are Changed
On our way to school yesterday with my son, Caelan (10), we started talking about how we know Christ and walk with Him throughout the day. I was telling him about bearing fruit by abiding...
View ArticleNotes on Luke: #tellabetterstory
This is meant to be an ongoing informal series of notes and observations from a devotional reading of Luke. I hope to read and meditate on sections every day, but might not post on every section. I...
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