been out of commission, but still here
I’ve had pink eye, now a big cold. Hopefully I’ll have some insights posted from Habakkuk in a few days.
read moreThe nature of Christ's Victory
From the Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning: Jesus was victorious not because he never flinched, talked back, or questioned, but having flinched, talked back, and questioned, he remained faithful. What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the...
read moreQuote from Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is a quote from the Letter from Birmingham Jail, by MLK Jr, quoted in John Piper’s weekly email, Fresh Words. You can read it all at desiringgod.org. There was a time when the church was very powerful in the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the...
read moreColossians 2 with comments
Colossians 2 Commentary Col. 2:1 | I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. Col. 2:2 My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know...
read moredon't rebuke a mocker
Proverbs 9:7-8 "Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse. Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you." In light of these words, how can we continue to call it evangelism when we stand and fire off rebukes at mockers? I have seen from my own...
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