Here’s the scenario:
You’re sitting in your small group or a Bible study and you’ve come to a difficult verse or passage. One person says they’ve studied the passage using commentaries, lexicons, and the like and have thought a lot about (comparing Scripture with Scripture). They then offer their understanding of the verse or passage. After [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Are Thinking and Prayer Opposed to Each Other?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
How to be Humble
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
C.J. Mahaney gives seven daily practices that will develop our humility:
1. Starting every day by acknowledging your complete dependence upon God.
2. Express gratefulness to God throughout the day.
3. Begin your day practicing the disciplines of prayer, study, and worship.
4. Use your commute as a means for meditation and memorization of God’s Word.
5. Cast your cares [...]
Schaeffer’s Influence
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
John Fischer writes on the influence Francis Schaeffer has had on him (not to mention a generation of evangelicals). It’s worth a read.
Scaheffer’s The God Who Is There and He Is There And He Is Not Silent were two of the first Christian books I read after God saved me (at almost 19 years old).
St. Patrick’s Day and Basketball
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Have a great St. Patrick’s Day! Raise a pint, but don’t get carried away!
I’ll be watching Washington State University play basketball today (Go Cougs!) and am still bummed that Gonzaga lost. One of my favorite times of the year, in terms of sports, is the first two weekends of March Madness.
"Interperometer"
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Introducing the Interperometer!
This device gives us the “real meaning” of a word or a phrase (sarcasm mode is on here). The Apostle John used an earlier version of the Interperometer when he would ention something in his Gospel and then say, “which interpreted means…”
In light of that, here goes!
“Community” as in “I’m looking for a [...]
Operation World
Posted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve added Operation World to the list of links on the right side of the blog.
I first encountered a great big book called Operation World in a class on missions in seminary. Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic! I can’t recommend it highly enough. It gives fact, figures, and statistics on every country in the world. What makes [...]
St. Patrick
Posted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Who was St. Patrick? William Federer gives a quick biography. Be informed when you have a pint, eat corned beef, or wear green on Saturday!
The Next Big Thing
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Angie Ward writes about why pastors seem to flock after every new thing that comes down the pike. The latest is Simple Church.
I’ve got some ideas about why that happens.
~ Rightly or wrongly, pastors are often judged by the “success” of their ministry (which being interpreted, means numbers and size). If the church is large, [...]
The "Forgotten" Testament?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Old Testament has always been somewhat of a bugaboo for preachers. How should we preach it? What should we preach? How much time should we give to it? I love the Old Testament (remember, it is part of God’s inspired and authoritative Word!). It’s always been my contention that congregations need a balanced diet [...]
That’s It – In A Nutshell
Posted in Uncategorized on March 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
John Newton, a slave trader who was converted to faith in Jesus Christ, made this statement: “I’m a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.”
Folks, that’s the gospel in a nutshell! I am a great sinner. My sin has separated and alienated me from God. I rightly deserve His wrath, judgment, and condemnation. [...]
