Sovereignty The Buck Stops Here, Part 4 30 Apr 201530 Apr 2015 The story of Joseph reveals God's sovereign power was behind everything at the end of the story. In Isaiah 45:1-7, God shows His sovereign power is behind everything before it…
Sovereignty The Buck Stops Here, Part 3 29 Apr 201529 Apr 2015 Solomon Stoddard, was a very well-known and influential pastor in the 17th and 18th century. How influential was he? Suffice it to say that his fellow Puritan clergy referred to…
Free Will… The Buck Stops Here, Part 1 28 Apr 201528 Apr 2015 One day late in the summer of 1945, Fred Canfil, a US Marshall, visited a reform school in Missouri. On the principal's desk was a wooden sign, the kind of…
Grace… God Can Sneak Grace through Anything 5 Mar 20155 Mar 2015 God often works covertly, moving almost imperceptivity through overlooked or unexpected paths. We look for and expect God to work through faithful people making faithful choices. And He certainly does,…
Grace… God was Sneaky then, and He is Sneaky Now 3 Mar 20153 Mar 2015 Yesterday I shared that I have been learning that God can be very, very sneaky. I certainly don't mean that in a pejorative way. I love God's sneakiness. I admire…
Christian Living… God Works In Us a Love for Him 30 Nov 201330 Nov 2013 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for…
Faith… There Can Be Only One, Part 2 25 Nov 201325 Nov 2013 Listen to what God says to us in Isaiah 46:1-13 (NLTSE), Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, bow as they are lowered to the ground. They are being hauled…
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… 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…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 