My four year old son loves doing projects with me. Any project. Today we stained a railing bordering exterior stairs to our basement. I showed him how to dip a brush in the stain, wipe off excess stain, and apply stain to the railing. To the best of his ability, he worked with me almost from…
Category: Discipleship
Five Celebrity Preachers Who Ignored Osteen’s Advice–Hans Fiene
I’d like to share a hilarious (not to mention true) article my wife stumbled upon the other day. It’s by Hans Fiene, Lutheran pastor and creator of Lutheran Satire. Mr. Fiene uses delicious irony to deliver a corrective perspective. I have the beginning below. I encourage you to read the entire article! ### “Not all celebrity…
Whoops!
My last post featured an excerpt from New Birth Fundamentals by Mallory Patrick. However, I forgot to post a link to the rest of the book in case people are interested in reading the whole book. Whoops! Proof I’m human 😉 A note about the book: It is formatted for print so the pages aren’t exactly…
New Birth Fundamentals–Mallory Patrick
This post is taken from New Birth Fundamentals, a book by Mallory Patrick. The first chapter is quoted below. New Birth Fundamentals was originally written as a curriculum for Freedom Christian Academy. Besides being an author, Mallory is a Bible teacher, editor, book worm, and my sister-in-law. Mallory chairs In Him Ministries and is affiliated with Christ…
Forgetting, Reaching, Thinking
The Lord isn’t surprised when we blow it. He expects nothing else from our flawed nature. In one sense, His goal isn’t to get us to a place where we never sin again (in this life). But that is often our goal. God’s goal has more to do with Christ and less to do with…
Wanted: A Few Good Idiots
The Idiot is a book by Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (b. 1821, d. 1881). The story begins with Prince Myshkin returning to St. Petersburg from Switzerland. Myshkin convalesced there because of fragile health. Having recovered, he hopes to go on with life as peacefully as possible. But on re-entering Russian society, he finds a socio-political clash….
Come out of Her!
Revelation 19 begins with the fall of Babylon. Babylon has rich, symbolic significance throughout scripture. It is the first kingdom mentioned in the Bible (Gen. 10:10). Babylon was the site where human government, culture, and religion united in their own way, apart from God (Gen. 11:1-9). In Revelation, John sees Babylon as a “notorious…
Scribbling and Bibbling
Picture from Amadeus (Milos Forman, 1984) Sanctification or growing in holiness can be a confusing subject to Christians. Verses such as 1 Corinthians 1:30 say Christ is our sanctification. But 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says, “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely.” Are we holy now? Do we still need to be sanctified? As…
The Bible Just Ain’t Hip
Last week, I read a blog entry by a woman whose husband has a bad hip. She and her husband are believing God will heal his hip but trust the Lord if He chooses not to. It was a blessing to hear from someone placing themselves in the hands of the Lord. I would encourage…
The Voice of One 