A few thoughts on a couple of books I’ve read recently. Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People. By Will Metzger. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 3rd ed. 2002. This book really should be standard reading...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Monday, April 30. 10pm. Time to go to bed. I have packed as much as possible into this one day. I ran a few errands, took Talitha and Haddon out for some fun and for some photos because I knew I wouldn’t see them for a few days, and tried to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Joy of Giving, Part 6 “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Joy of Giving, Part 5 Jesus speaks of treasure in heaven during His encounter with the rich young ruler in Luke 18. The young, wealthy man asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus responded that he knew the commandments,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For my Easter message this past Sunday, I preached Psalm 16. You may be thinking, “What!?!” I did this for two reasons. (1) We are currently in a small series of expository sermons through the first few psalms. (2) Surprise, surprise,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In our study of the Psalms, we looked this past Sunday at the difference prayer makes from Psalm 4. Even in the middle of very difficult circumstances (on the run from his son Absalom), through faith, David moved from calling out to God in prayer...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Joy of Giving, Part 4. John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. When we speak of giving, and particularly the joy in it, God serves as our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Joy of Giving, Part 3 Read carefully the words of Luke 12:13-21 below, and I will follow up with 5 pertinent Q and As. 13. Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14. But he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Joy of Giving, Part 2 In Acts 20:35, Paul says that Jesus himself declared, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Jesus said it. Paul exampled it to the Ephesians by being a tentmaker while he ministered to them. Paul then...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Work of the Pastor. By William Still. Scotland: Christian Focus Publications. Second Reprint, 2010. Having served as pastor for over 50 years at the same location, William Still, was known first as an excellent advocate and practitioner of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
