Archive for 2016
A Simple Prayer for Godly Eating When Blessed by Abundance
May I honor You with gratefulness and reject every sinful prompting to chronicle my “woes” as long as the world stands. Lord I pray to be convicted when I complain about a lack of ice while there are children who die daily because of contaminated water. Teach me the godly discipline of silence before I…
Read MoreThink About IT: Christ’s Commands without Christ’s Grace
Righteousness alone is not true righteousness because God’s righteousness never stands alone. Human righteousness responds to the inadequacy of others their faults, weaknesses, and failures with the quickly drawn sword of criticism and condemnation. God’s righteousness responds with holy grace and long-suffering. Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord,…
Read MoreThink About IT: Complaining and Dishonor
Complaining people dishonor themselves some, but God most! There are of course times that God calls us to discern or expose weaknesses, fallacies, or flaws either in our present situation or even in others; however, far too often, complaining or being markedly critical masquerades as just “telling it like it is” or “speaking truth” when…
Read MoreA Simple Prayer for Living in the World but Not of It
Lord, let me touch the things around me, but not cling to them. Let me hold things necessary for physical life, but not own them. Let me have You as the only end and the end to every thought and endeavor. Lord let my joy be divine, coming from You, and be experienced in communion…
Read MoreSome Thoughts Regarding Election and Man’s Choice
At times, I post actual interactions that I have with Calvinists in order to allow others to consider both sides of an issue. This is what I have done in this article. The following is a response that I interacted with regarding my article, “Why Some Non-Calvinists Identify as Calvinist” that appeared on SBC Today.…
Read MoreA Husband Who Embraces Death
May I be the husband of the Scripture. I know all too well that these are tritely impious words if I shun death. For I shall never love as Christ loved me, nurture as Christ has nurtured me, protect as Christ has protected me, or bless and edify as Christ has edified me unless I…
Read MoreThink About IT: Avoiding Christian Ugliness
Arrogant spirituality misrepresents Christian conviction. Arrogance by any one of God’s created beings is ugly, but arrogance toward others by Christians is ghoulish indeed since Christians are the recipients of “Amazing Grace.” Christians are given grace to live and communicate our strong convictions graciously. So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and…
Read MoreThink About IT: The Future Is God’s and Not Ours
The future belongs to God, and we are not God. How quick we are to guarantee the future. People frequently speak about the future with certainty, but God rarely discloses our personal future. When we speak about the future with phrases like “I will never” or “This will never” or other such phrases of future…
Read MorePastors Dare Not Become Enablers of Spiritual Milkoholics
I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able (1 Corinthians 3:2) Note the past tense verb, gave milk, referring to times in the past when Paul taught the Corinthians milk because they were not ready for meat and that…
Read MoreThe Pastor’s Idol
If preachers are not constantly studying things that challenge them spiritually and intellectually, then it is disingenuous for them to challenge the church to study the deep things of God and spend time with Him.
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