How shall we then live. These post relate to living the Christian life for all it’s worth.
Today, something really amazing. Grab a cup of something and settle in for a ride. You might want your Bible for this one, too. Our writer takes great care to demonstrate Jesus’ superiority. He first compares Jesus, the Word made flesh, to the written word. The angels find themselves in the crosshairs next. having become [...]
And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, - Hebrews 1:3 NASB Purification This is a big deal. One [...]
I’ve been Sunday driving through Hebrews lately. And as I drive slowly past 4:12, I pulled over and took a walk around the neighborhood. For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, [...]
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; - Romans 8:6-7 Hostile–not exactly a passive kind of word. What does this hostility–this warfare look like? In what way does my wandering mind [...]
A quick thought for the day: The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold… I came across this Proverb today, and the simile surprised me. What do you think Solomon pegged in a person’s life as similar to the crucible or the furnace? What one thing in life tests you, tries your character? [...]
A Facebook friend of mine, Jenn McClin posted this the other day, and I asked if I could share it here. It stretches what needs stretching in the Church right now. Enjoy… Pretty interesting to read Paul defending his own ministry from other believers who probably spent a lot of energy critiquing his every move, [...]
God revealed something really special to me recently out of Genesis 3. It’s in God’s initial reaction to Adam and Eve’s sin. They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God [...]
Will you allow me one more note from Colossians 4:2? Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; - Colossians 4:2 NASB I commented briefly about being devoted to prayer, but Paul gives further instructions regarding our prayer that needs our attention. keeping alert in it. It’s far too easy [...]
There’s a bit of rhetoric going around these days that goes like this. You can tell how popular your church is by how many show up on Sunday morning. You can see how popular your pastor is by how many show up on Sunday night. You can find out how popular God is by now [...]
In Colossians 4 Paul asks the folks in Colossae to pray for him. He finds himself in prison, and like any of us, he calls on those men and women of faith in his life to pray. He prays, as I surely would, for an open door. But I’d be asking the church to rally [...]