Did Jesus ever ask, “What Would I Do?”
Archive for April, 2008
Just Wondering
Posted in questions on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
See Ben Stein’s Documentary
Posted in Atheists, Ben Stein, Intelligent Design, Richard Dawkins on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A group of us from school went to see Ben Stein’s documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed on Monday. It’s an excellent movie and I highly recommend you see it (and take some people with you).
The movie is a documentary-style investigation into the systematic persecution and banishing of anyone who dares to support or even say a kind [...]
Right Square in the Forehead
Posted in Christian life, faithfulness, my life on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Luke 16:10 just hit me right square in the forehead. After I had answered a phone call from a guest about the time of our continental breakfast, I was hit with the realization that I need to answer every call the way I just had – with politely and pleasantly.
I remembered what Jesus said, “He who [...]
A very bad, terrible, horrible day
Posted in Christian life, Dark Providence, my life on April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
That’s what yesterday was. I dealt with a loud, hostile, and verbally abusive man for nearly 45 minutes at the hotel. He was not a guest and I had to call the police to have him removed. To top the night off, my truck was broken into sometime during the night. I spent the whole [...]
Ammunition
Posted in memorizing Scripture, practical stuff, temptation on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My pastor recently preached a sermon in which he brought up a good application in an unusual way. He asked, “Are there any bullets in your gun?”
Here’s what he was talking about: All of us face various temptations every day (usually lots of them!). How we handle them is very important. We shouldn’t be like Mae West [...]
Read it Again For the First Time
Posted in encouragement, goodness of God, love of God, sovereignty of God on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I read a verse again for the first time. I’ve come across it before, but this time it jumped out at me.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 says, “In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: surely God has appointed (ordained, created, or made) the one as well as the [...]
The Gospel in Six Minutes
Posted in John Piper, proclaiming the gospel on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The reformation21 blog has posted a great video called “The Gospel in Six Minutes” featuring Pastor John Piper. You can check it out here.
Lingering
Posted in Christian life, fellowship, friendship, relationships on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How can we build deep relationships with one another if we’re fixated on a “microwave” lifestyle? It’s extremely hard if not impossible. But we can take steps in that direction, writes Shawn Young. Her article “The Lost Art of Lingering” is well worth a few minutes to read and get us thinking. You can read [...]
Bad Field Trip?
Posted in The Public Square on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Seattle Public Schools is arranging to take students, by bus, to hear the Dalai Lama speak this Monday at Key Arena at a “Seeds of Compassion” event.
The Dalai Lama, by the way, is the leader of a religion – Tibetan Buddhism – that has adherents all over the world. He’s also considered the leader [...]
"The Gospel and Personal Evangelism" – Chapter 5
Posted in "The Gospel and Personal Evangelism", Mark Dever, evangelism on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while, but I’m getting back to blogging “The Gospel and Personal Evangelism” by Mark Dever. If you’ve read the other posts, you know I think it’s a great little book.
Chapter 5 is entitled, “What Isn’t Evangelism” (emphasis is the author’s, not mine). Dever states that many of us have mistaken ideas about [...]
