How do I know that I’m saved? That is a question I’ve heard with regularity throughout my ministry. It is a vitally important question and doesn’t belong on the heap of theological treatises that have no practical application in life. I come back to this conversation because of a few events within the past few…
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I will never forget hearing the click, click, click of those gates closing behind us. We started walking down a long sidewalk with buildings dispersed to the east and west of the sidewalk. Inmates were huddled in groups. In one group three guys, in other seven guys and others in-between. Each group making way for the guard who led…
All too often we don’t know what to do with our pastor? We know that there are expectations of him. Roles he should fulfill in our lives. He should be about preaching, praying and people. Still, it is hard to hold our overseers accountable when we don’t really know what we are suppose to expect from them…
Tomorrow my family goes into the Missouri wilderness for a spiritual retreat. We, and by we I mean I, have some very specific hopes and expectations of our spiritual retreat in the next few days. As I plan for these next few days I have wondered what the purpose of a spiritual retreat is. Mentioning our plans for…
It may be the most innocuous of all arguments within the last two centuries. That is if you forget the argument I had with my brother as a child when he told me to name one thing in life that didn’t have political implications. My answer: lint. It was the one and only argument where…
Since the signing of the Manhattan Declaration, it has been getting all the buzz in the Christian blogosphere and news outlets. Even Bill O’Reilly makes it the focus of his Talking Points one day last week (Talking Points: 11/24). What is the Manhattan Declaration? It is a Christian manifesto that addresses the moral issues of…
Part of my daily walk with God is to do a quick devotional outside of my biblical text I am currently studying. Currently my quick devotional is taking me through Romans. Though meant to be personal I wanted to share today’s for those who might benefit.Romans 4:6-8 Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of…
Based on discussions I had with some after our last two weeks’ sermons I wanted to send this link to y’all for a sermon I just listened to this morning that directly interacts with our discussions of faith and availability. Click here to listen.