Using the words of author Jerry Bridges, here’s the deal about using your imagination as you read Scripture. Bridges closed his last book (God Took Me by the Hand: A Story of God’s Unusual Providence, NavPress 2014; Jerry passed away earlier this month) with seven “spiritual lessons” he learned over the course of his life. […]
Christumenical
Recently I had a conversation with a friend over an article she found online that described some beliefs C.S. Lewis held that are contrary to standard evangelical beliefs. (The article mentioned that as an Anglican, Lewis believed in purgatory and praying for the dead, among other things. However I should point out that Anglican doctrine […]
Lovin’ into the Kingdom
A few days ago I posted on Facebook an accusatory single sentence directed at a celebrity whose name I shall refrain from repeating here. I wrote the post at night, in a fit of outrage after hearing a news report of the celebrity’s supposed misdeeds, then went to bed. Early the next morning I had […]
Faithfulness
Lately I have been thinking about our old dog, Buddy. Nothing made him happier than being beside us moment by moment…following Jack around the yard, or me as I went from room to room going about my household chores. Anyone who has had a dog knows this: Even though we don’t speak the same language, […]
Election Night Hangover
Today’s headline about Obama’s relection is no surprise. Sometimes polls are wrong, but this time they were dead on…close race, Obama wins. Many people leading up to last night’s race warned of doomsday if Obama won. But I don’t personally believe America’s future has much to do with who sits in the oval office…it has […]
To God – With Love
We’ve all heard the saying: “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” I heard it again recently, and wondered, does the Christian faith have a ‘main thing’? Something that could be considered the heart message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Certainly, John 3:16 comes to mind. In one succinct […]