I have recently been following a blogger named of John Charles Ryle. He’s really good. You should check him out. Here’s a little taste: If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to Him. You have no feeling of obligation to Him. You […]
JOY. Everyone wants it. Many reject it because we have married ourselves to our own cynicism and insecurities. But we cannot fully quench our craving for it. We cannot escape, or completely sever, the hardwired desire for joy because the very root system of our cynicism feeds off of our fundamental longing for joy – […]
Sunday morning, Mother’s Day & I’m on my way to meet my son & daughter-in-law for church. Whoops! Just talked to them & there was confusion as to what service we were attending. So now, it looks like that I have 1½ hours to do whatever. No problem. I will park somewhere read & pray […]
I once was the proud owner of a forest. The formation of my forest came about quite naturally, for it was a forest of egotism. When it comes to egomania I’ve always been a natural – I don’t even have to try …it’s effortless! Every square inch of my self-serving sanctuary grew up naturally …no […]
Out of all the emblems we could’ve chosen …why did we choose a tree? Is it because trees come from seeds and soil? Who would’ve come up with that system??? Take these nearly invisible specks called seeds, sow them into a seemingly insignificant substance called soil, and the next next next next next next next […]
There are tons of references in Scripture to meals and feasts that God appointed for his people. Of all the basic functions that humans do on a regular basis, eating is the most recorded in Scripture. Food plays a major role from the beginning to the end of Scripture, from the Garden of Eden to […]
Five years ago, I had no idea what “church planting” was. Now, I am a pastor called as part of a team to the task of planting a church! As the seed for the idea of church planting was planted in me several years ago, I took it upon myself to delve more deeply into […]
A few months back, we had a conversation at one of our life group gatherings about the idea and benefits of fasting. The context of the discussion was a study of Acts 13 (specifically verses 1-3), in which prayer and fasting are mentioned briefly as something the church at Antioch was doing in preparation to […]
I always have to “be right.” I get VERY competitive when it comes to playing board games. Sometimes I flat-out avoid people and unpleasant circumstances in a desperate effort to pretend that I don’t have problems in my life. I frequently follow my heart’s desires, I “obey my thirst”, I cave to my cravings, I […]