Unrighteous Indignation
I am reminded of James 1:20 which tells me that my anger does not produce the righteousness of God. What prompts the mention of this verse is that I found myself a couple of times this week regretting...
View ArticlePilate – Asking The Question for the 21st Century
“What is truth?” is the question that Pilate asked Jesus at the conclusion of his interview. Was this question asked in an effort to push aside what must have been a very uncomfortable meeting? Or, was...
View ArticleHard Headed but Soft Hearted
In Matthew 10:16, Jesus enjoins his disciples to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. John describes Jesus as being “full of grace and truth” in John 1:14. Both of these verse show that we are to...
View ArticleWhat CSI Tells Us About Our Desire for Truth
I recently read a post by Jill Carattini of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. In the post she discusses the reason for the popularity of forensic criminal science dramas on television such as...
View ArticleTozer: the truth about exposition –
I received an email containing the quote from A. W. Tozer and thought it worth sharing: Sound Bible exposition is an imperative must in the Church of the Living God. Without it no church can be a New...
View ArticleGrace, Truth and Difficult People
It may not be a universal experience, but most of us are forced to interact with a difficult person in either our personal or professional life. There are a variety of sources for the difficulty. Some...
View ArticleTruth is an arrow and the gate is narrow
The Culture Over the last week or so, I’ve tweeted about several stories regarding proposed or approved concessions that the “main line” denominations would make to the prevailing culture. For example...
View ArticleMaybe true but hardly helpful
I tend to hang with people who subscribe to reformed theology, which emphasizes the sovereignty of God over his creation. This should not be too surprising given that I attend a PCA church. But one of...
View ArticleIt has the ring of truth . . .
One of the things I enjoy about reading the Bible is how real the characters are. With the exception of Daniel and Jesus, we read stories of men and women who were seriously flawed but were used by God...
View ArticleShame on you . . .
I have previously written about how truth is the antidote for shame. In that post, there is some discussion about a shame based culture that exists within some churches. Shame is antithetical to the...
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