I was reading today through the first few chapters of the Gospel of John. I love this book and have decided to read through it once a week for the next few months. It may sound like a lot, but it boils down to three chapters a day. Today I read John 3:36 and was … Continue reading thoughts on john 3:36
more thoughts on prayer
last week i had a problem. it was a problem very different from the problem i had when i spoke on dating. that week, the week on dating, my problem was where to do in the bible to find anything remotely applicable to our dating culture. this week, as i contemplated prayer, the problem wasn't … Continue reading more thoughts on prayer
Before it was about me
Before it was about me, It was always about you. When through sinful eyes I see You on the old twisted tree I see you making much of me. But it’s you, displaying you! Righteousness to be upheld, For sin’s judgment was withheld. Your Justice to be maintained, Till the cross’ wood was stained By … Continue reading Before it was about me
don’t assume God, He doesn’t like it
Suppose I were to ask President Bush who the most important person in his life was, and suppose he said Dick Cheney, or his dad, or his campaign manager. Now suppose I say, "what about your wife Laura?", to which he responds, "I assumed you knew that". Let me ask you, do you think she … Continue reading don’t assume God, He doesn’t like it
the enduring glory of God
Last Sunday night Bob talked passionately about the church being an intergenerational institution. It is a beautiful thing indeed when children worship next to parents and grandparents, when college students serve next to young couples. I had to resist the urge to push Bob out of the way and do the benediction for him (I'm … Continue reading the enduring glory of God
God Entranced 