Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Assurance, Martin Luther on October 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a link to a Christianity Today article that attempts to match Martin Luther to some recent revelations about Mother Theresa. For those who don’t know, Mother Theresa wrote in private letters that she sense the absence of God for a prolonged period, stretching decades. It seems that the article is trying more to excuse [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Humor on October 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I hate chain e-mails, especially those that deal with humor. However, my brother-in-law sent me this, and I thought it was worth sharing, so enjoy!
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The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
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The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the Water.”
The sermon tonight: “Searching for Jesus”.
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Our youth basketball team is back in action
Wednesday at 8 PM in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christian disciplines, Don Whitney, Prayer on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Don Whitney was our guest at Omaha Bible Church last weekend. As expected, he dispensed wisdom of the subject of spiritual disciplines. One thing he said that I appreciated was that the spiritual disciplines had to be easy. Referring to 1 Cor 1:26 “For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Book Reviews, Christian Evidences, Evangelism on October 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist” by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek is a surprisingly easy read given it’s size and attention to detail. Thumbing through the pages and scouting it’s contents, charts, and index, I expected to be hunkering down for some serious digestion. Despite this pleasant surprise, my overall reaction [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Intellect, Puritans, Sanctification on October 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Since I keep saying that I’m going to get back to things and never do, I want to return to a topic I’ve been meaning to bring up again. I think that a drastically overlooked aspect of spiritual growth is an understanding of the intellect, the affections, and the will. Understanding these elements of thinking [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gospel on October 15, 2007 | No Comments »
This morning my pastor was in Matt 26:31-35. He was commenting that Jesus greatness is on display in His perseverance with such weak people. Whether he said it or not, it really impressed me ow the entirety of our Christian faith is based on irony.
For those old enough to remember, there was this movie in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on October 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Overheard in my home recently:
Madison: Mommy, there’s a fat man mowing the grass in the back yard!
Amy: That’s daddy.
Madison: I know.
Ouch. My three year old daughter says more than she knows. It’s probably one of her best quotes. All that after a lost some weight. I guess it’s time to get back on the treadmill. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A.W. Tozer, Affections, Quotations on October 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I am finding A.W. Tozer to be very quotable. He has a very pastoral feel to him. That is appropriate because he was a a pastor, I guess. I just finished another one of his books so I thought I’d share some of it with you all:
“Promoting self under the guise of promoting Christ is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Old Testament, Repentance on October 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Cor 5:21)
During my afternoon devotions today I was reading in 1 Kings 21, the infamous story of King Ahab and Naboth’s vineyard. For refreshers, Ahab totally covets Naboth’s vineyard. Even [...]
