Ezekiel: Embittered and Overwhelmed

 
As I continue to study through the book of Ezekiel with the rest of my Sunday School class, the Lord continues to open my eyes to this man and the book he wrote. I think I’m pretty similar to most Christians in recognizing prophets as special men who called Israel back [...]

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A Minute with Henry on Evil Thoughts

As we examine the sermon “The Indispensable Duty of Loving Our Enemies”, we see that, after Scougal makes a thorough exposition of the Luke 6:27, he then tells us how to love our enemies. He writes, “the nature and measures of this love will more fully appear, if we consider what it does exclude, [...]

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“God, look at my boat!”

Ironically, I’ve been telling my friends lately how much I’d like to have a sailboat…maybe I’ll put that on hold.

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How (not) to Respond

 
 
 
 

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will also be like him.
Answer a fool as his folly deserves, that he not be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:4-5

 
 
 
 
It’s so easy to respond, but so difficult to respond the right way.
Over the past few months, [...]

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How he Ran

 
Sometimes I don’t want to cite verses. The numbers we use to order Scripture often have a way of distancing us from the text. Paul wrote some letters to a really disobedient church. You’re reading a section a little more than halfway through the second letter. Each word of this is the breath [...]

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Modern Puritan Prayer II

You are the blessed God,
happy in yourself,
and the source of happiness in your creatures.
Our maker, benefactor, proprietor, upholder,
You have produced and sustained us,
supported and indulged us,
saved and kept us.
In every situation, you meet our needs and miseries.
May we live by you,
live for you,
and never be satisfied with our Christian progress
until we resemble Christ;
May conformity to [...]

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Words for the Sufferer

In America, we seldom struggle as much the apostle Paul or anyone else in the New Testament. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t struggles for the believer in America. After all, we are not commanded to live in any geographical area, but rather to honor God regardless of our environment. It is the intensity of [...]

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A Minute with Henry on Religion

I spent some time hiking with a man who practiced many of the contemplative and introspective aspects of Buddhism last week. More than once, he explained that he believes the self is perfected through constant reflection and meditation. “What is your ultimate example of this?” I asked. “Even the Buddha said that to [...]

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Ezekiel’s Call

A few days ago, I read a blog written by Phil Johnson, in which he briefly discussed the topic of pleading with others to come to Christ. While I’ve heard that we should do this, I wouldn’t characterize my evangelism as “pleading”. On the contrary, when I share the gospel, I would characterize it more [...]

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The Concert of Prayer

Every first Sunday of the month, my church gathers in the evening for the “Concert of Prayer”. Instead of a sermon we all cluster together in 4-5 groups of 12 to pray for the various needs and praises we have. Topics include organizations and missionaries we support, government leaders, needs within the [...]

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