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And the Moral of the Story is…
Aren’t we all tempted to end with the moral of the story. We grew up with that practice. In every story there is a moral lesson. Whether it’s Aesop’s Fables or our Sunday School class, it needs to end with the moral story or else it won’t be a good story. But the gospel story…
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Gospel without Love Stinks
“If we are Christians and do not have upon us the calling to respond to the lostness of the lost and a compassion for those of our kind, our orthodoxy is ugly and it stinks. And it not only stinks in the presence of the hippie, it stinks in the presence of anybody who’s an…
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In Christ Alone and other books you need to Read
Sinclair Ferguson’s book In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel Centered Life is on sale for a limited time. Time to buy this classic book. Also Kent Hugh’s Set Apart: Calling a Worldly Church to a Godly Life is on sale for only $2.99. And my favorite book for the month is Tim Keller’s The Freedom…
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On Fire Prayers
How do we keep our prayers fiery? By engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Satan’s hosts, for those who are yet under his dominion. Why do we keep our spiritual weapons sharp? So that we can fight. How do we learn how to use those weapons? When we engage with lost men. Where are our graces…
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Fellowship and Communion: What is the Connection?
Before we can Christ-centered meaningful relationships, we must understand that Christianity is two dimensional. Christian fellowship is two-dimensional, and it has to be vertical before it can be horizontal. We must know the reality of fellowship with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ before we can know the reality of fellowship with each…