What is “success” in following Christ?
“Americans are a great people; there is no doubt about that. They are great in building cities and railroads … Americans have a wonderful genius for improving the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine … Americans too are great inventors. They invented or perfected telegraphs, telephone …. automobiles [...]
Power vs Authority
This has been mouldering in the back files long enough that I don’t recall where I got it. Don’t know if it’s an original thought or something I heard or read. STILL, it’s good enough I think it’s worth posting here.
Power – the ability and means to inflict your ideas and values on [...]
OK – got the keys back
Well, I’m in the middle of a hard drive swap. And somehow misplaced the “keys” to this site. Finally got it unlocked again and so we’re back in business - such as it is.
Random Thoughts While Watching Through The Night
Here I am – past 1:30 in the morning – wondering why people prefer to believe the lie than to live in the light and truth. It is easy to dwell on the enemy’s strategies to deceive and his cunning in dragging people to destruction. Many people know satan and preach about him [...]
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We’re Baaaaaaack!!! :)
Well, we had a great visit to the US of A. 70 days. 11,000 miles. 25 different beds. It’s amazing what all can pass in a short period of time. This is just a brief note to try and prime the pump. Time will tell what all I will have time [...]
The Giving Of Thanks
Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD. This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter. I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation. Psalm 118:19-21
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love [...]
Doom and gloom…
Three weeks ’til US elections 2008 and folks are full of doom and gloom. The gun boards are rife with talk about “What ‘battle carbine’ should I get?”, “What magazines for my ‘battle carbine’ should I get?”, “Who has the best price on bulk ammo?”, “What are you going to do if the obamanation gets [...]
“sin that so easily entangles”
The “Independent Christian Church Ministers” question of the week is about sin, specifically sins we don’t talk about as a church – if I understood correctly the question. And this is a great question because too often Christians act like they’ve “got it all together” and have no problems or sin and everything [...]
Thinking about what happened seven years ago…
It’s been a while since I’ve taken time to just write “something”… or anything, for that matter. I guess getting old is tough – it took me a whole month + to do it in.
Today the topic is due to thoughts generated by the horrific occurrences of September 11, [...]
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“Going deeper…”
The “Independent Christian Church Ministers” group question this week is phrased below, with only minor adaptations from “The Wall” so that it reads well here.
We all have a desire to challenge our congregations/ students/ or whomever we work with to go deeper in their relationship with God… What does deeper look like? And how do [...]