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Monday Thoughts
Some random thoughts from the weekend, last week, etc. Obama and the Supremes President Obama will get his first appointment to the Supreme Court. Souter is retiring and now the hand-wringing begins. Conservatives are worried he will find someone even more liberal than Souter. Liberals are worried Obama may not get someone liberal enough. When some media outlet speculates as…
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The Spirit and Prayer
George Mueller stands as one of the great examples of intercessory prayer I’ve ever read about. His incredible faith sustained his orphanage in England for decades. One time the orphanage was completely out of food and money. Mueller set the table for his kids, just like they were ready to eat. No food in the kitchen, no groceries in the…
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The Need for Fire
The fire of the Spirit gives us pictures of several things. One of those things we need to have (and yet don’t talk about) is fire for cleansing. Malachi 3 talks about the refiner’s fire in our lives. The fire needs to burn because it causes the junk to float to the top. Fire isn’t to be feared. Fire only…
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Do You Have MTD?
It is my goal to so bore any reader up front that my final conclusion gets missed. Since there aren’t that many people floating by, I’m taking a chance. Yet, I need to point out some things stirring in my heart. MTD is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. It’s reflected on in a column on the Christianity Today website. It’s the “disease”…
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The Kingdom of Heaven is Like…
The parable of the sower is refreshing to read if I quit thinking like an American. If I think of this as an American, I’m wondering why this dumb farmer throws seed in places that aren’t conducive to growth. I wonder what’s wrong with the seed. I miss the point. But in sowing seed, the message of the Kingdom, we…
