Exegesis… Blessed Are the Peacemakers, Part 1 30 Sep 201430 Sep 2014 In the opening verses of Matthew 5, the crowds were approaching Jesus and His disciples. Jesus knew that the temptation was going to be there for His disciples to get…
Books… The Advantages of Humility 26 Sep 201426 Sep 2014 I have decided to make "Fénelon Friday" a regular thing on my blog. I hope you enjoy it. This selection is from Let Go (New Kensington: Whitaker House, 1973). Letter…
Grace… Lessons from Breakdowns 22 Sep 201422 Sep 2014 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you…
Fenelon… It’s a Fénelon Friday 19 Sep 201419 Sep 2014 I needed a little Fénelon today. I have shared some of his stuff in the past. If you still don't have a copy of Let Go (New Kensington: Whitaker House…
Discipleship As You Go, Make Disciples 18 Sep 201418 Sep 2014 When I was a student at Princeton Theological Seminary, I had a part time job at the cigar shop in town, A Little Taste of Cuba. I was not there…
Family… The Dwelling Place Project: A Review 12 Sep 201412 Sep 2014 Family. That idea, that relationship, is at the core of Christianity. The first person of the Trinity has revealed Himself as the Father and the second person as His Son.…
Christian Living… Spurring Lessons, Part 2 10 Sep 201410 Sep 2014 Yesterday I shared the first two ways in which we can spur one another on toward love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). The first was to live it, to be…
Christian Living… Spurring Lessons, Part 1 9 Sep 20149 Sep 2014 God wants us to spur one another on toward love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). How do we do that? How do we entice and motivate each other toward love…
Christian Living… Love, Good Deeds, and Apple Trees 8 Sep 20148 Sep 2014 One of the ways we show that we are living for God through Christ is by spurring one another toward love and good deeds. Love and deeds are inseparably connected.…
Christian Living… Spurring One Another? 7 Sep 20147 Sep 2014 This week I am going to finish up my series on the one anothering passages in the New Testament. There are still several more that I did not get to.…