Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Music and Christian Culture
Rick Phillips gives an excellent assessment of contemporary Christian music and its impact in the Church. See his Blog in Reformation 21.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Pain, Suffering and Back Surgery
If Christ is ruling now, why do “bad” things happen to God’s children? Scripture teaches that Christ is ruling now, but we don’t always perceive it, Heb 2:8. I see it being like being awake during back surgery. We have a skilled and gifted surgeon, but we can’t see what he is doing and it “burns like fire”!
Thanksgiving Meals and Sin
Many times we practically take the wrong attitude about our sins. We think of them being like our overeating at Thanksgiving or Christmas, we will make up for it by eating “good” or fasting in the weeks that follow. But no amount of being “good” will cover the debt of our sin. It is only the obedience of Christ that pays for our sin. Adapted from the sermon, “The Humility of the Son of Man.”
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
A Good Beef Stew
We have probably all had beef stew, most good, some really bad and occasionally one that is great! What makes the difference? Most will have beef, potatoes, carrots, maybe onions that are all easily identifiable. But much of the flavor comes in the stock or gravy of the stew and it is those ingredients will make it great, good or not so good! A cook may keep those ingredients secret. I see a marriage, and for that matter a ministry, much like the stew.
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