I’ve been in the midst of moving, and not under the best of circumstances. I’ve had to downsize, and there is a huge question mark where I’d like my future plans to be filled in. Because of the changes, the last year and a […]
Category: Spiritual Growth
A reverence for God
I recently was drawn to the “strange fire” episode in Leviticus, in which two of Aaron’s sons offered an unauthorized sacrifice to the Lord, and lost their lives for their presumption. And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and […]
For this reason you could not defeat your enemies
The House of Representatives debate on the healthcare bill made for some great theater last night. There were high points (see Mike Pence’s moving speech) and low points, and in general it was fascinating to watch this great engine of state in operation. We […]
Time to start a ‘One Nation Under God’ movement
From Florida comes an outrageous story of a young man who was fired from Home Depot for wearing a “One Nation Under God” button on his orange apron. He had worn the button for a year, got no complaints, even had one supervisor admire […]
review: Destined for the throne, by Paul Billheimer
At 134 pages, Destined for the Throne is not a big book, yet it took me nine months to read it. What it lacks in length it more than makes up for in depth and power. I came across Destined while review-hopping at Amazon. […]
Numbering the people
What was David’s great sin in numbering the nation of Israel, and why is it important to us now? If there’s anyone out there who in looking at the church has despaired of its condition (see the David Ryser piece, The Question That Changed […]
My neighbor’s dog
Discipline is necessary for maturity. We should not be discouraged at trials, because the Lord’s perfect love is behind his discipline. Several months ago a family moved in next door. We live on a lake, but their house is maybe 50 feet below mine, […]
Counting Trials As All Joy
I have a confession to make. The past year or so has been one of the most difficult periods of my life. Like Job, I went from being very comfortable, to being very uncomfortable indeed. I was somewhat directionless back then, but it didn’t […]
Finding significance in God
I’ve been processing some pain lately, and I’ve felt the need to trace it to its root. When we have recurring spontaneous pain, it’s like the warning light on a car’s dashboard. It’s a sure sign that there’s something going on under the hood […]
God’s hidden Kingdom
Two coexisting rival kingdoms The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. – Mat 13:44 Jesus came and […]
Consecration
Back in college days, in a previous life, we would “pull” many an “all-nighter”. Sometimes it was for a party or a “rap session” (remember those?), but more often we were cramming for exams. That was an awful long time ago, and I can’t […]
Faith and character
Then he had another dream, and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said. “I had another dream. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” –gen 37.9 For a long time I judged Joseph as a brash, even arrogant, […]
An Act of Worship
Mary, by Sholem Asch I’m posting here my Amazon review of Sholem Asch’s book, Mary. If I can introduce anyone to the outstanding Christian works of Asch, I will have done a good thing. -p. When I was done reading this book, my soul […]
Forgiveness vs reconciliation
I came across this this morning. You may be aware that South Carolina’s governor had been playing the bad boy and was found out. His wife just came out with a public statement, and despite the pain and anger she must be going through, […]
