Children at Church: The Place for Inter-Generational Worship
My friends, here is a topic I have grown more confident about as the years have passed. Should children worship with their parents during the Sunday morning service, or should they be sent away to a special “Children’s Church” in another room? (Or sometimes a completely different building.) I...
Why Do Bad Things Happen?
I have included below, for the benefit of any, a letter I wrote to a friend recently about a very difficult subject. Why do bad things happen? At all. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. (And the guilty too, let’s be honest.) ;o) Hi John, I hope...
Thoughts from Sunday on Monday: A Kingdom Calling
St. Patrick's Day is not just a holiday about Irish stuff. It isn't just a day for remembering we have that green suit jacket in the closet, or having an excuse for pinching our party-pooping friends. (You know who you are!)
It's a day for remembering the "missionary mindset" that...
The Purpose of Man
“Man’s primary purpose is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” – Westminster Shorter Catechism We read this tonight during family worship, and while I do not agree with everything in the Westminster Catechism, this first statement is certainly solidly biblical and has been a great help to...
The Preciousness of TIME
No, I’m not referring to the magazine “TIME”. I have not noticed very much that is “precious” coming from that lot. I am thinking of that flighty little commodity that we all have, but it never seems to be enough. We all have the same amount, but some of...
Adrianisms: part 2 – Our Specific Father
Here is a link to another post about “Adrianisms.” Encouraging thoughts to me on a day-to-day basis. Little things like this can keep us going can’t they?...
Adrianisms: Great Sayings
I got a book last Christmas called “Adrianisms: the Wit and Wisdom of Adrian Rogers.” It has had so many wonderful sayings, most of them original to the late Rev. Rogers. I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. I think I could write a blog on almost every one....
Thoughts from Sunday…on Monday: Loving Family
At the suggestion of a beautiful woman (which don't always pan out, but this was an exceptionally beautiful woman, so it's fine) I have decided to start a new series called "Thoughts from Sunday....on Monday." In this series I will give brief thoughts from my experiences on the previous...
Isaiah 59 – Part 2
What a thought! A pre-incarnate Jesus Christ, with his Father, looking down from heaven upon the whole span of time. Observing this wretched earth, full of sin and in desperate need of salvation, he seeks a person to "intercede" on behalf of the humans he loves so dearly. Finding...
Writing is Hard
This ain’t easy! Not just writing blog posts, and hopefully maintaining and increasing readership through outstanding (yeah right) content. In attempting to write a book it requires a great deal of personal discipline and creativity. This takes time and effort. Time is a precious commodity around our house. Using...
Writing advice
For those of you that follow this blog but not my other one, A Preacher’s Ponderings, here is a link so you can help me with the book I want to write. Thanks! The Writing Bug...
Waiting on the “Good Stuff”
So tonight, in an incident with my 4 year old son, I had a snapshot of my life with the Lord over the last three years or so. We had some ice cream to give the children as dessert, but we require them to clean their plates before dessert is served....
Poetry – Sometimes He Says Nothing
If I had words to speak just now that would your comfort bring,
I would not cease to make them known and ease your sorrowing.
But such a song does not exist, 'least one of which I know,
For only to our Lord's dear side for comfort can we go.
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