Imagine you receive a letter. You are upset by this letter. There are numerous things in this letter that concern and offend you. The composer of this letter is someone you’ve had your share of squabbles with, and you’re reluctant to yield to their authority. The letter says stuff like, “On the first day of […]
Do you fancy yourself “strong”? Some of you will say, “No.” But even in the act of declining the label “strong” you are crediting yourself with the ‘strength’ of being humble enough to resist the temptation to boast in your strength. So… bottom line, we all fancy ourselves “strong”/”right.” God says, “We who are strong […]
I was recently looking over some of the stuff that Jesus says. Here’s some of the stuff He says… “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. […]
I was recently looking over some of the stuff that God says. Here’s some of the stuff He says… “What can be known about Me is plain to everyone, because I have shown it to them. My invisible attributes, namely, My eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of […]
‘Operation Athens’ is in the works for 2023. In preparation for this mission the question must be begged: Why go to Greece? Certainly, the deployed ECPC operatives will exercise their unique abilities, special skills, and general helpfulness in Athens. However, the primary purposes of the mission are as follows: 1. GLIMPSE our future. America has […]
Today I was wondering, “Why do the people in Nineveh involve the beasts, herds, and flocks in their fasting and donning sackcloth?” I discovered that it is because non-human creation is the exemplar of worship. Humanity stubbornly resists glorifying God, but all non-human creation intuitive and insatiably renders all glory to God (e.g. sun, moon, […]
Boaz was taken Ruth brought home the bacon The optics were bad Naomi was sad From such scandal God did David maken
So you’ve got all these sensible friends who think you’re crazy. You don’t really talk about it openly, but everyone’s aware of the fact that you have an invisible Friend. And what’s more, this invisible Friend isn’t just-a-friend, He’s also you’re Master. It makes you seem crazy (e.g. Acts 26:24). So what can you do? […]
7/1/22 Tyler, a wretch ransomed by divine mercy, an adopted child of God, sibling of Christ, member of Christ’s body, and pastor of ECPC by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, To ECPC, my beloved church family: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father […]
We want things to “make sense.” We attempt to force people, decisions, and incidents into simplistic categories of “black” and “white”; “appropriate” and “inappropriate”; “abuse” and “care.” But then we read the most authoritative and active account of history and we find that people, decisions, and incidents are complicated, messy, and mysterious. For instance, once […]