The Fearful Enjoyment of God
Beloved I’m very excited to introduce to you our first book of the month which will be promoted and available during the month of July. Michael Reeves, the president of Union School of Theology in the UK, has written a…
Encouragement to help you through the week.
Beloved I’m very excited to introduce to you our first book of the month which will be promoted and available during the month of July. Michael Reeves, the president of Union School of Theology in the UK, has written a…
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and renew a right spirit within me.” Those were the words of broken-hearted David upon the heels of his lying, adulterous, murderous escapade with Bathsheba. He needed restoration and renewal of soul,…
Beloved, I’m beginning to wonder if Danny Olinger, our General Secretary for the Committee on Christian Education, can see into the hidden recesses of my heart. In the past year, he has asked me to review two books for New…
Beloved, Every week I go into the grocery store to get one thing: avocados. Can you think of anything that combines robust flavor, smooth texture, healthy fat, and essential nutrients quite like an avocado? That is a rhetorical question. The…
Beloved, Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been reconsidering my theology of the sabbath. Before you jump to conclusions and move to file charges, let me assure you that I’m not questioning the abiding validity of the fourth commandment…
Beloved, We had planned to go hiking, but due to the weather I ended up taking the boys to the library on Monday morning. We climbed the stairs to the second floor and were greeted by a friendly librarian who…
Beloved, Right as I was getting back from a run yesterday the UPS man pulled up to the church and got out carrying a large box. My heart leapt for joy because I knew it was a box of books.…
Beloved, Ever since preaching Psalm 1 in April, I’ve been gripped by this man who makes Yahweh’s word His continual meditation. He has an obsessive love affair with the word of God, and he is chewing on it day and…
Beloved, As I have been working through the psalms in my Bible reading, I’ve been noticing a consistent theme. David’s favorite place in all the world is the tabernacle. Just listen to this sampling from Psalms 26-29: • “O LORD,…
Beloved, After a late meeting last night, I decided not to set my alarm. At around 6:40am I woke up to the sound of the loud voice of a little boy. He was on the other side of the house,…
Beloved, I am going to keep this short today because I started coming down with a flu bug yesterday afternoon, and I am quite under the weather. This morning I was laying in bed, aching all over and head pounding,…
Beloved, Life is full of interruptions. Or, at least, that is the way I tend to think. I have my days and weeks well planned, and then – boom! – something or someone comes out of nowhere and throws it…