While engaging in an email conversation the other day, a friend lamented my written usage of “y’all” in our correspondence. After cordially (and immediately) responding to him, I realized that a larger audience is in need of my valuable insights concerning the value of this precious commodity. In this regard I have inserted my response…
In our small group – (cough: Sunday School) – discussion yesterday at church we discussed the need for transparency in our lives as Christians. Here is how our pretend conversation went: Me: Let’s talk about transparency. Guy 1: I’d love to. Me: Great! What do you think on the subject? Guy 1: That’s none of…
The new Nightmare on Elm Street came out yesterday. I’m not really afraid of Freddy or Jason or Pinhead. They just don’t scare me. Alright, Freddy a little but the others are bogus. What does scare me is the zombie who looks like a normal person walking down the street. You know the guy –…
How many types of fasts are there? Tom Ascol lists at least nine in his blog. They are: A Normal Fast involves abstaining from all food, but not from water. (Mt. 4:2 A Partial Fast is a limitation of the diet but not abstention from all food. (Dan. 1:12; Mt. 3:4) An Absolute Fast is…
Many times I have considered the weight of the cross as Jesus bore it. By that I don’t mean just physical weight, say 250 lbs or whatever; rather, I have in view the ontological weight. By that I mean the weight that came with becoming a substitute for us when he who knew no sin…
I came across this stunning article here. Click here for more info on Covenant Eyes. Yes, She’s More Beautiful Than You I nuzzled my face into his chest, peered up at him, and said, “I just want to be the most beautiful woman in the world to you.” Silence. Immediately, I replayed memories. Like the…
I’m sitting here thinking about the NCAA Basketball National Championship game just a few hours away. Of course, in some circles this mere thought is anathema. Sports, it seems, is too competitive and destructive for us to glean anything valuable from it. It is mere mindless emotional drivel meant to reflex the supremacy of soldiers…
I’m sitting here thinking about the NCAA Basketball National Championship game just a few hours away. Of course, in some circles this mere thought is anathema. Sports, it seems, is too competitive and destructive for us to glean anything valuable from it. It is mere mindless emotional drivel meant to reflex the supremacy of soldiers…
Never has the world experienced a week comparable to the week of Calvary. The man who impacted history more than any other rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey. Satire couldn’t come up with a more seemingly comical scene than the invisible God who spoke the universe into existence as one who rode…
The discussion concerning when to leave a church is an interesting one. Typically when asked by people on how to determine criteria for picking a church (which also means leaving another one) I generally give two basic criteria. The first is that the church needs to be a church that correctly handles God’s Word, meaning…