Careful study of Micah will allow you to see that God is holy and judges sin. But, also that he is a gracious forgiving God. I am currently preaching a series from the book of Micah. In contrast to his…
Stillman Valley Football: Is leaving it all on the field enough?
Is leaving it all on the field enough? The answer is “no” and “yes.” Our Stillman Valley football team came up an interception short on Friday. With under a minute to play, Stillman began a drive to win a state…
700 billion minutes on Facebook
Even though I am a pastor in a small town, I am changing how I connect with people as a result of the explosive growth of Facebook. If you read Tim Challies’ reflections about how Facebook is changing culture you…
Questions and Answers with Jerry Bridges Part II
As I mentioned Friday, one of the authors who has most influenced my life is Jerry Bridges. I am so humbled that he was willing to endorse Unpacking Forgiveness. If you have a couple of minutes, you will benefit from…
Sports Illustrated’s Rick Reilly contends that the time to forgive Michael Vick is here
Rick Reilly says it’s time to unpack forgiveness with Michael Vick. I agree. I’m just not sure what people want Michael Vick to do. Quit football? Return to prison? Drown himself in the same lake where he and his crew…
Questions and Answers with Jerry Bridges
One of the authors who has most influenced my life is Jerry Bridges. I am so humbled that he was willing to endorse Unpacking Forgiveness. If you have a couple of minutes, you will benefit from listening to Bridges give…
This will get you in the spirit of the holidays
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving. If you watch what happened in this mall in Canada, you will be well on your way to the spirit of the holidays. It makes me wish I could sing! HT: Challies
Suppose at the Thanksgiving table . . .
Praise is due to you O God in Zion (Psalm 65:1a). Use this Norman Rockwell image to picture several generations sitting around a Thanksgiving table. Imagine that as the turkey is set in place, a mother says to her daughter,…
A powder keg in Korea
When you watch the news about Korea, pray for the return of Christ, pray Revelation 22:20: “He who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come Lord Jesus.” As we anticipate Thanksgiving and then Advent Season,…
“Where the Wild Things Are,” is only a children’s story
Only God stills the “Wild Things” of life (Psalm 67:7). When our children were young, Where the Wild Things Are was a favorite. I can still quote most of it. The story is simple. Max mouths off to his mother…