So last night I had about 10 minutes to look at a statue called "the Gates of Hell" by Rodin. It is the full sculpture of which "The Thinker" is the main part. here’s what I wrote in my notebook. From a distance it looks like a great place to be, lots of naked men […]
Priorities
I heard this from Xenos.org "[Jesus’] concern was not with programs to reach the multitudes but with men that the multitudes would follow…Men were His method."
Some Zephaniah 1 Thoughts
‚Ä¢ Zeph. 1:6 those who turn back from following the LORD and neither seek the LORD nor inquire of him. Zeph. 1:12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who are like wine left on its dregs, who think, ‚ÄòThe LORD will do nothing, either good or […]
been out of commission, but still here
I’ve had pink eye, now a big cold. Hopefully I’ll have some insights posted from Habakkuk in a few days.
Quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is a quote from the Letter from Birmingham Jail, by MLK Jr, quoted in John Piper’s weekly email, Fresh Words. You can read it all at desiringgod.org. There was a time when the church was very powerful in the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they […]
The nature of Christ's Victory
From the Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning: Jesus was victorious not because he never flinched, talked back, or questioned, but having flinched, talked back, and questioned, he remained faithful. What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness.
Colossians 2 with comments
Colossians 2 Commentary Col. 2:1 | I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. Col. 2:2 My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full […]
don't rebuke a mocker
Proverbs 9:7-8 "Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse. Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you." In light of these words, how can we continue to call it evangelism when we stand and fire off rebukes at […]
Re: quote from Ragamuffin Gospel
I came across this and thought it was blogworthy: "We have to be converted from the bad news to the good news, from expecting nothing to expecting something." Donald P. Gray, quoted in The Ragamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning.
Another one from the Well Retreat in Isaiah 6
– Every action you make in your life is because of some belief you have. – Different people have different reactions to deer. – Some people have seen them, – fed them, – hunted them – slammed on their brakes to dodge them, – Plowed right into them – The lady who spent days in […]