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Syria, Christians, Prayer
There are simply no easy solutions in Syria. It is beyond upsetting to think of a government using chemical weapons on its own people. It DOES cry out for justice. Yet, in the rush to judgment, there might be a need for some pause. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, gave this address to the House of Lords as they debated…
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We are created to be idols of God
This dangerous thought comes via Jason Hood in a book I am working through right now called Imitating God in Christ: Recapturing a Biblical Pattern. Some quick thoughts: When God created humanity, he made us to e his image-bearing idols. (Elsewhere in the Old Testament the word that is here translated “image” (Ex. 20) usually refers to idols that represent gods…
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Let us remember this day
50 years ago today was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s amazing “I Have a Dream” speech. This article documents how the famous phrase wasn’t even in the original draft. This is a day ALL Americans should commemorate. I want Dr. King’s vision in my own life. I also want his spirit. The article gives this account: When King arrived at the…
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It’s easy to have faith when the building is full
Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the LORD that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel? The New International Version. (2011). (Zec 4:10). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. In a day of mega everything, people find it easy to jump on board the train…
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We interrupt this Miley Cyrus rant (and Ben Affleck is Batman?!!?!?) rant…
I know it is SOOOO important to go over and over and over and over and over again how HORRIBLE it was that Ben Affleck is cast as Batman. How TRAGIC. So, we’ve moved on to more meaningful rants… like Miley Cyrus’s raunchy performance at the VMAs last night. (NOTE: I don’t know who Miley Cyrus is, what VMA stands…
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Struggling with the abundance of God
My challenge from the Lord today came loud and clear. I have been noting more and more in my Bible when I see something about the abundance of God toward his people. The Spirit spoke clearly in my heart: You note the abudance of God, but you don’t BELIEVE in the abundance of God. Yet.
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A Love for the Word of God
Loving the Bible seems a bit out of vogue these days, even among evangelicals. The word that is used to kind of slam that idea of loving the Bible so much, i believe, is biblicist. So be it. I LOVE the Word of God found in the Bible. I love the written Word because it leads me to the living Word, but I…
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The Book of Esther, Egypt, and Syria
When Haman was able to convince Xerxes to annihilate the Jews, the end of Chapter 3 says this: “The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was bewildered.” Another translation read: the city was in an uproar. There was confusion. Looking at the text notes of the NET Bible, I found this comment: This final statement…
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The place of knowing God
“He made know his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel.” (Ps. 103:7, NIV) The saying goes something like this: There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened. This verse in Psalm 103 is a similar comparison. When God made…
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When will the body count bother us?
Not as Americans, but as Christians, when will the news we refuse to pay attention to finally start to jolt us? The New York Times has a picture at the top of their website showing body bags of a Syrian family. The report is death by nerve gas. Thousands, thousands, have perished in Syria. Hundreds, if not into the thousands,…
