A gal named Karen recently asked me, “How can my community being praying for East CLT Pres.?” Here is what I told her: Please pray that the entire flock of ECPC would SAVOR Jesus (and – as God has designed it – that the Elders and Deacons would set the pace and posture of our […]
The following is taken directly from Critique 2016 Issue #5 At the 2016 Rochester L’Abri Conference Andrew Fellows identified what he called Five Key Questions of the Heart – – – > 5 QUESTIONS OF THE HEART …A PROJECT OF SIGNIFICANCE THAT EACH & EVERY PERSON ON THE PLANET IS EMBARKED ON OVER THE COURSE […]
Someone recently reminded me that advocacy is a big deal to God [1 Jn. 2:1; Prov. 31:8-9; Heb. 8:1-2]. As in all things, there are good ways to go about advocating, and there are bad ways to go about it. The bad versions of advocacy are those efforts founded upon, and fueled by arrogance, anger, […]
Me: Approximately a year ago or so Mike & Courtney introduced me to The Rabbit Room Podcast. I listened and liked. If you travel to JH Gunn Elementary School on Sunday morning, as soon as you walk through the main entrance if you look approx. 25 paces in front of you and to the left […]
Yesterday our Father gathered His family together, and He said, “the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end – it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.” These Words were originally given to our ancestor Habakkuk regarding God’s promise to send […]
There is a story called The Silver Chair [PAUSE] – – – > take a moment, get hold of this story, read it. Okay, now that you’ve read it you will have a vivid picture in your mind of the scene which I’m about to reference. Remember the scene where Eustace, Jill, Puddleglum, […]
I came across an excellent commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:17… ‘I only pray when I am in trouble, and I am trouble all the time …The recipe for obeying St. Paul’s pray without ceasing is not strict ascetical regimen but a watchful recognition of the trouble we are in.’ – Eugene H. Peterson
I long for sweet simplicity. Hillary. Trump. Capitalism. Welfare. Political Correctness. Media Insanity. Lots and lots and lots of talking and emotion and mobs when there ought to be listening and curiosity and asking – in the words of Mr. Fox – “What’s the subtext here?” I hunger and thirst for stability and clarity and […]
About a month ago I watched a documentary called “The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young.” Ever since I saw it, I’ve been telling people about it. Unsolicited, out-of-nowhere, I will ask people, “Have you ever heard of the Barkley Marathons…?” Whether or not people want to hear about it is beside the […]
I’ll admit it …I like John Piper. To be perfectly honest I agree with JP about a lot of things. I will not attempt to veil the fact that I regularly listen to the Ask Pastor John Podcast. Moreover, I will not deny that I found the most recent episode of the APJP to be […]