The Difference Between Heaven & Hell
us: “Thy Will be done.” = HEAVEN God: “thy will be done.” = HELL
Pleadings | March 16 – April 5
ECPC Pleadings to our Father for March 16 – April 5 ˈplēdiNG/ – n. the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone. James 5:16 The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Monday Staff of ECPC – (Tyler, Jason, Justin, Sarah) God, allow these who […]
Blaming God (By Steve Fröehlich)
The long line of ants parading across the kitchen counter leads to a jar of sticky strawberry jelly left open last night by someone who raided the fridge for a midnight snack. A perturbed voice echoes through the house: “Who forgot to put the jelly away? Daa-ad?” Blame. We point a finger at another person […]
The Corporate Faith
As I am catching up on my Bible reading plan, I have been struck the past couple days by the corporate aspect of the Covenant of Grace. While God certainly deals individually with his people in certain aspects, such as the final judgment when our life’s record will be exposed, it seems to me that God […]
Good Questions
1. Who has God put in your life for you to listen to? 2. How are you committing to people these days? Are you committing to a specific/local Christ-centered community in such a way that it will hurt when it comes time to leave? (See Acts 20:36-38) 3. What RISKS are you taking these days? […]
Christ’s Unbreakable Bible
“Jesus held Scripture in the highest possible esteem. He knew the Bible intimately and loved it deeply. He was always prefacing His statements with “It is written…” At all times (Major &/or Minor &/or Mundane) He had Scripture on His lips [it was His weapon, wheel-house and womb …toe2toe with Satan, or being crucified, etc.]. […]
“Foolish” Wisdom
James 3:13-4:3 tells the story of two radically different views regarding wisdom. The first view of wisdom is from the world’s perspective. The natural/worldly understanding regarding wisdom is fundamentally prideful, and largely driven by bitter envy and selfish-ambition. There is (and there has always been) fighting, war, and killing; and as you analyze the motivations […]
depouillage
It’s Christmas time. I certainly could blog something about Christmas. Christmas is a wonderful thing, and it is certainly worth blogging about. However I have decided to do a little blogging about the culinary practice of depouillage instead. Depouillage is when you put the bone of a beast in a pot of boiling water in […]
Abandoned On My Behalf
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” – Mark 15:34 There are times in your life when you WILL feel abandoned by God. You will face trials and hard circumstances; and you will experience pain, […]
Jesus & Draft Day
Consulting and consultants are “a thing” nowadays. Let’s pretend Jesus encountered a consultant as He was putting together His team of disciples – – – > C: So who do you have your eye on? J: I really like this guy Simon. C: Simon …Simon …Simon …I’m not seeing this name on the list. J: […]