Deuteronomy 1:19-36 Standing on the edge of the Promised Land, the Israelites were overcome by fear. The size and strength of the enemy contrasted sharply with their own weakness and inability. Because we’re human, everyone at times will experience inadequacy and the uncomfortable feelings that accompany it. The issue you and I face is notContinue reading “The Burden of Inadequacy”
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How Far Will You Go?
The city of Fargo is situated in Cass county of South Dakota. In 1996, Fargo became the title of a Coen brothers film which was in fact filmed totally in Minnesota around their fictional version of the small town of Brainerd, which like a multitude of other small towns in the mid west, also claim to beContinue reading “How Far Will You Go?”
The Accounting
I’m not afraid of my death. I just don’t want to be there when it happens. — Woody Allen If you’re like me, there are some appointments that you would just as soon not keep. The dentist for a root canal, the accountant for taxes, the doctor for the famous “after 50” physical… Yes, it feels like weContinue reading “The Accounting”
The Quiet Power of Ordinary Devotions
As Christians, we are not interested in merely reading our Bibles. We want to be moved, inspired, changed by what we read. We do not wake up early simply to pass our eyes over the pages of Scripture. We come to meet God (1 Samuel 3:21). We come to taste honey and gather gold (PsalmContinue reading “The Quiet Power of Ordinary Devotions”
Be Thou My Vision
Numbers 12:6 “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.” NKJV A new anthemfor the redemption of your Jerusalem Concerning the nicely named “prophetic poet” William Blake, the poet Wordsworth wrote: “There was noContinue reading “Be Thou My Vision”
Good Friday Waits for Us All
“My baby’s dead! My baby’s dead! My baby’s dead!” This is the refrain playing from the living room as I am jolted out of slumber by my father. What is this awful sound? Why is my mom screaming? “Mikey’s dead, son.” Mikey? My dad never called Mike Mikey, but there is no easy way toContinue reading “Good Friday Waits for Us All”
A Jewish of Death and Life
As we go through the comforting month of Menachem Av and come towards the month of Ellul, the month of repentance, we study the final book of the Torah, known in Hebrew as Devarim (Words and Things), known in Greek as Deuteronomy. The reason that this Book is called Words and Things is that Moses reminds the Jewish people that words areContinue reading “A Jewish of Death and Life”
Is Jesus Too Good to Be False?
My friend Tom Gilson has a fascinating new book on the historical Jesus. In Too Good to Be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality, he brings some fresh insights to the character and ministry of Jesus. I would recommend it for Christians who want to go deeper in their understanding of Jesus, and forContinue reading “Is Jesus Too Good to Be False?”
Survey: Majority of American Christians Don’t Believe the Gospel
The Story: A new survey finds that a majority of people who describe themselves as Christian accept a “works-oriented” means to God’s acceptance. The Background: A survey conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University find that American adults today increasingly adopt a “salvation-can-be-earned” perspective. A plurality of adults (48 percent) believe thatContinue reading “Survey: Majority of American Christians Don’t Believe the Gospel”
How Satan Comforts the Bereaved
My Dear Globdrop, Words fail to express how pleased I am that your man attended his uncle’s funeral, after all. You did well to heed my counsel, nephew, despite Screwtape’s unsolicited “advising to the contrary.” Last week your great uncle and I engaged in a lively dispute concerning the question at hand: Is encouraging theContinue reading “How Satan Comforts the Bereaved”
