Christian Living… A Taste for Holiness 29 Nov 201329 Nov 2013 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection…
Christian Living… False Humility 27 Nov 2013 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a…
Christian Living… There Can Be Only One, Part 3 26 Nov 201326 Nov 2013 God is ready to save because He is uniquely in the position to save. God is ready to save because He has the power and authority to save. God is…
Christian Living… Full of Grace 22 Nov 201322 Nov 2013 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you (Colossians 3:13, NIV). God calls us to…
Christian Living… Once I’m a Christian I’ll Always Be Happy, Part 3 20 Nov 201320 Nov 2013 A bit of a recap to put today's thoughts in context: A few years ago I was asked to give the weekly chapel address at a Christian High School in…
Christian Living… Once I’m a Christian I’ll Always Be Happy, Part 2 19 Nov 201319 Nov 2013 Being a pastor, people come to me asking for help in finding what God's will is for them concerning this or that. I can't always help the way they want.…
Christian Living… Once I’m a Christian I’ll Always Be Happy, Part 1 18 Nov 201318 Nov 2013 What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil. –Job 3:25-26 Have…
Christian Living… Let Go 16 Nov 201316 Nov 2013 Few books are as precious to me as Let Go, by Francis Fénelon (1651-1715). It contains 40 letters to people he was a spiritual father to. They are short, plain,…
Christian Living… Our Choices Are Not Surprises 15 Nov 201315 Nov 2013 The LORD said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will…
Christian Living… God’s Foreknowledge and Free Will 14 Nov 201314 Nov 2013 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 