Today I was reading through Luke 4 and was struck by the pictures we get of Christ's authority. I was tempted to keep reading, but felt that I needed to stop and think more about this. At the end of Matthew he says "all authority has been given to me". But what does it mean … Continue reading Christ’s Authority
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Reaching the Nations
This past Sunday Larry Lyman challenged us to finish the job begun by giants like Wycliffe and Tyndale - the job of bringing the word of God to every tribe and language on the planet. The job is huge, but so are the promises of God... For example, this morning I was reading Psalms 86. … Continue reading Reaching the Nations
God gets Bigger
I don't know how often you have moved in your life, but my guess is, not many have moved as often as I have. New York, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Florida and now Indiana have all been home to me. I was born and spent the first five years of my life in Rochester, NY. We … Continue reading God gets Bigger
The Inadequacy of Reason in the Search for God
Women just don't make sense, at least some of the time. For example, my wife Lynn gets angry with me (on a very rare occasion). That's not the part that doesn't make sense - I do plenty of things to make her angry. What doesn't make sense is when she won't tell me why she's … Continue reading The Inadequacy of Reason in the Search for God
God’s Omniscience and Prayer
The doctrine of God's omniscience touches so many practical aspects of our Christian lives. I'm not sure how many of these I will write on, but I really wanted to say something about God's omniscience and our prayer lives... Some might say that if God already knows what will happen, we don't need to bother … Continue reading God’s Omniscience and Prayer
God Entranced 