Sometimes in our desperate dryness we pray for showers and get more than we bargained for.
Sometimes the rain comes sideways, and that umbrella’s pretty useless…
In weather…
In life…
When the rain is blowing, usually it’s every man for himself. [click to continue…]
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“Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift” (Matthew 5:23-24).
Reconciliation is more than a precursor to worship.
Reconciliation is an act of worship. [click to continue…]
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The shortest correspondence in history had no words.
An exiled writer telegraphed his publisher in 1862 about public response to his latest book.
His message: the single character “?”
The reply: “!” [click to continue…]
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Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
Our hope beyond this life is found here… [click to continue…]
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But now… Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, longing to see us just as we also long to see you (1 Thessalonians 3:6).
It’s a silent fear among all who have ever touched the life of another:
Will I be remembered?
And if so, will I be remembered kindly?
Sometimes we brace ourselves for the bad news by those calming, settling rationalizations… [click to continue…]
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Dear Born-again, Redeemed, Blood-washed and Forgiven, Grace-covered and Justified, Set Apart, New Creation, Heir of God and Joint Heir with Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit, Child of God,
Please stop referring to yourself as a “sinner.”
You are not. [click to continue…]
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Sometimes the most profound truths come expressed in the innocent, joyful, and delighted forms that no theory or “best practices” can top… [click to continue…]
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The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me but always evil” (2 Chronicles 18:7).
If the guy who’s always right is also the guy who’s always talking about repentance or judgment, here’s a thought: repent and avoid judgment.
The solution is NOT to find a different collection of advisers who only tell you what you want to hear. [click to continue…]
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It’s a common church house scene.
In baskets, bags, plates or boxes, churches collect money for something they call an offering.
The functional reality: congregations can’t offer what they haven’t first collected.
Same goes for individuals. [click to continue…]
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Thanks for spending the money and manpower to tell us, not once but three times, what we already knew from the rattling and bouncing of our vehicles.
Is it too much to ask you to actually solve the problem?
I guess if you can’t amaze us with the outcomes, you can always astound us with the obvious.
Hmmm. [click to continue…]
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