Last week I have been studying Psalm 124. To be honest, in the beginning I had a difficult time relating to all the talk about being destroyed, swallowed up, chewn alive, swept away by the enemy armies, etc. Clearly David was thinking about military campaigns and national survival. However, to understand and relate to these … Continue reading Relating to the Psalms
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Join God’s Story
A couple of weeks ago, Neal Smith, an elder at First Baptist, sounded a clear reminder that the story isn't about us. It never was and it never will be. Unfortunately, that doesn't usually sit to well with us. We want it to be about us. We want to shine. We want to make Sinatra's … Continue reading Join God’s Story
All Screwed Up
I mentioned in my last post that I had a great conversation on Tuesday morning with a couple of guys. We were discussing a chapter in Os Guinnness' book The Call. At the end of the chapter, he makes the observation that "the modern world has scrambeled things so badly that today we worship our … Continue reading All Screwed Up
Being Cross Centered
We are Christians, Christ followers. As such, our way is the way of Christ, the way of the cross. Therefore, we must be, if nothing else, Christ-centered, cross-centered people. The Bible is certainly cross centered. Everything preceeding the cross in some way leads up to the cross, and all that comes after flows out of … Continue reading Being Cross Centered
God Entranced 