testing Everpress
This might actually go somewhere…just testing…
Poetry from Matthew Henry's Commentary (John 19:1-18)
Great quote from Matthew Henry at the end of John 19:1-18 “As our Lord suffered for the sins both of Jews and Gentiles, it was a special part of the counsel of Divine Wisdom, that the Jews should first purpose his death, and the Gentiles carry that purpose into effect. Had not Christ been thus…
'Church' is cultural
I think there is so little detail about what CHURCH is in the Bible because how people worship God is as different as the cultures in which they live. When a missionary goes into uncharted territory, they do not prop up their video screens and the powerpoint and start singing Tommy Walker songs. (That would…
Prodigal God, by Timothy Keller
I just finished Prodigal God, by Timothy Keller, and it is very very good. I think it messed me up more than ever though concerning Jesus and grace! Here is the premise: In the so-called ‘parable of the prodigal son’ Jesus actually tells the story of two lost sons. One is lost because of his…
Churched by Matthew Paul Turner: Review By Mimicry
When I was in second grade, I was of the age, just like everyone else in my second grade class, to have my First Communion. Mental maturity or physical maturity, or personal belief for that matter, didn‚Äôt really come into play, but since June of 1981 had come and gone and I lived until September…
Two Quotes Worth Repeating
These both appear earlier in my blog from a talk at the Well, but I just came across them on a search and thought they were so good it was worth repeating. They are from Considering what I represent to that city, it would be wrong for me to focus on the darkness. I don’t…
Plates I'm Spinning
Right now, I’m reading “Forgotten Ways” by Alan Hirsch, I just started “Organic Church” by Neil Cole, I’m reading “The Horse and His Boy” by C.S. Lewis with my kids, Jeremiah for my Wednesday Donut Bible Study, and selections from John for some discipleship. I think the first two will fall by the wayside when…