Recently, I found myself rather sick of the world. Sick of hearing sirens. Sick of politics. Sick of fires and famine. Sick of systems that don’t really solve human problems. Sick of it all. And sick of whining about it 😉 The Lord brought John 16:33 to my heart like a balm. And it got…
Category: A little about me
The Back of Love’s Hand
Last night, my wife had dinner out with a friend. I looked forward to spending the evening with my kids, doing something fun. But one of my kids had a major behavioral malfunction. I had to discipline him. It was the very opposite of fun. Since then, I’ve been thinking about Hebrews 12:6, “the Lord…
Christ, the Covenant Within
About two years ago I became acquainted with Christian Quakerism through the writings of the founder, George Fox. The first work I read was, Some Principles of the Elect People of God Who in Scorn Are Called Quakers. In it, Fox writes,“The same Light makes manifest the Saviour from whence it comes, And makes manifest Christ to…
The Failed Christian Life
I have failed at being a Christian. I have failed morally. I have failed to be unselfish. I don’t know if God is always first in my affections. I’ve never prayed with anyone to receive Christ. My prayer and Bible study habits probably aren’t up to snuff. In these, and many other ways, I have…
Four Wills of the Cross…and Other News
Recently, I decided to take a blogging break. It’s been awhile. So for a few weeks, I won’t be posting. It’s been kind of busy lately, and I haven’t had as much time. Plus, I’ve dusted off some old projects that I’d like to give more focus. Hence the blogging break. In the meantime, I’d…
No Answer
Lately, I’ve been thinking about a couple phrases: “God answered my prayer” or “God didn’t answer my prayer.” It’s common to hear both of these. I’ve said them and heard others say them countless times. Let me preface the rest of this post: I’m not given to semantic arguments. Communication is an (often clumsy) art….
The Nativity Within
I had the following article published in the religion column of our local paper last weekend. My original title was “The Nativity Within” but the paper re-titled it for whatever reason. The important thing is that I got to share Jesus! *** Happy New Year! I hope everyone is enjoying the shiny, new gifts they…
An Unexpected Christmas Greeting
The other day, as I was just waking up, I said, “Merry Christmas, Lord!” It was a quirky thing to do. I had never wished Jesus a merry Christmas. The things one does when half-awake! Quite unexpectedly, the Lord replied! He said, “I Am Christmas.” True enough, right? So a merry Christmas to all of…
Pickled in the Spirit?
Our pastor started a sermon series on topics that can be controversial among Christians. The first was baptism in the Holy Spirit, which the pastor asked me to teach on. Baptism in the Holy Spirit is something I, admittedly, haven’t spent much time thinking about. I believe the Spirit would rather focus us on Jesus…
The Tightrope Walker
I ran across the following poem recently and thought I’d post it. I wrote it when I was a new believer and was seeing (for the first time) my fallen state and need of God. Many things have changed since then. What hasn’t changed is the greatness of Christ and my dependence on Him,…
