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…
Category: A little about me
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,…
Soapbox
OK, I’m going to soapbox about one of my pet peeves. (And please excuse me if I get snarky). The other day, I saw it on a church readerboard. Then it popped up in my son’s children’s Bible. We’ve all heard it. The wording varies but the gist is, “Jesus told parables to help people…
Daddy’s Little Helper
My son and I restained the railing mentioned in the post below so I thought I’d repost it. It’s been a few years, and my son is now seven. But the truths involved still apply. Best of all, my boy told me again how happy he was to do a project with me where we…
An Atheistic Fly
There’s something I’ve observed about Christians: at times our beliefs are based on what we haven’t experienced. Now, the atheist would say our entire faith is based on what we haven’t experienced. Since the atheist hasn’t had spiritual experiences (or won’t admit he has) then no one has really had such experiences. We might shake…
Doctrine Himself
Lately, I’ve been meditating on a line from Psalm 73: “God is the strength of my heart, my portion forever” (Psalm 73:26). I’ve known God is my portion for years. But for those same years I have lived with dissatisfaction. The truth I knew didn’t make up for the grief I felt about what I…
