A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 4: Living a Life of Love 31 Jan 201431 Jan 2014 This week my posts have been focused on fleshing out what our love should look like to people who are lost, broken, or outcasts. They may be inside your church…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 3: Talking About Sin 30 Jan 201430 Jan 2014 In A Tale of Three Women, I submitted that Christians should live in such a way that Christ is seen as attractive to the broken, the lost, and the outcast.…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 2: Looking at the Scoreboard 29 Jan 201429 Jan 2014 Jesus says in Luke 6:40 (NLTse) Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. Paul echoes this in 2…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 1 28 Jan 201428 Jan 2014 One of the questions I have been asked in response to A Tale of Three Women, is how do you welcome a person into your church, home, or life who…
A Tale of Three Women… A Tale of Three Women 27 Jan 20143 Mar 2014 A Note to You the Reader Explaining this Long Post This past Sunday, January 26th, I preached the following sermon at my church on Luke 7:36-50 which tells the story…
Christian Living… What I Want to See in the Mirror 13 Jan 201413 Jan 2014 The Sovereign LORD has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to…
Church… Aftertaste 12 Jan 201412 Jan 2014 "As long as you faithfully preach the gospel, God will bless your ministry and your church will grow." I have heard that a lot through the years. But I know…
Discipleship… Grace in the Dirt, Part 2 10 Jan 201410 Jan 2014 Many times when people are first introduced to God's grace and forgiveness they say things like, "God couldn't forgive me. I'm too sinful. I've failed too much. I can't change.…
Discipleship… Grace in the Dirt, Part 1 10 Jan 201410 Jan 2014 If you were to travel to the Middle East today, and head north from Jerusalem you would very soon come to the city of Askar. There you would find an…
Discipleship… 3 Really Good Questions 7 Jan 20147 Jan 2014 One of the men who is a spiritual father to me, Tom Johnston, said if we are to live a lifestyle of discipleship it would be worth our time ask…