Storm’s a’ Brewin’
It’s hurricane season and the first ugly intruder, Irene, showed up hungry last night in the Caribbean, blowing 115 mph winds and killing a handful of people. I guess that she didn’t get enough to eat so they tell me that she’s heading to my neck of the woods on the Southeastern coast of the…
Blogger’s Fog
It happens to the best of us. We used to call it writers block but that is soooo 1979. Now living in the e-generation I have re-titled it as “blogger’s fog”. The author sits down at his or her computer, opens the blog’s content management system, sees that a title is needed which must be…
Changing Lanes With The Lord
I awoke today in the will of God and that brought me relief before my feet ever touched the floor. Some people cringe when they hear the phrase “the will of God” because it sounds very religious, very deep – perhaps, for some, very frightening. I think some are uncomfortable with this concept because they…
The Supreme Relief
Sundays always come about with my heart full of anticipation. I love the Lord’s Day and eagerly look forward to the activities associated with the gathering of the saints at Meadow. I so enjoy God’s people and experience deep satisfaction at serving them. The act of corporate worship is a reminder of a coming day…
Who…Not How
Worry is a stubborn scab. For some, it is a scar that doesn’t fade. Worry is a state of being that even the most masquerading among us cannot remove from their countenance. If I am not mistaken, the most often repeated single command in Scripture is the command of God for us to desist in…
Some Good Medicine
There are days when my morning alarm goes off and I awake to some fairly intense mental warfare. I am somewhat clueless about how the enemy affects this kind of attack but I’ve experienced it enough to know that it is not imaginary. I’ve learned that the way to victory in those moments is to…
Beating The Monday Blah’s
Monday and I have not been on good terms for years. We have an understanding that we need to make the best of an awkward relationship but I can tell you, we don’t exactly thrive on each other. I’ve always resented Monday for being the one who never asks my opinion before shooing away my…
Big-God Theology
Several weeks ago I was speaking on the phone with the man who led me to Christ in the early 1990’s. Scott Johnson was preparing to lead some in his church on a missions trip to South America and had mentioned that he was praying about giving his wife his own ticket so that she…
He’s My Favorite
At the end of today’s post I’m going to ask you a question but I’m not going to allow you to answer it with complete liberty. I’m going to remove your gut-reflex answer as intensely as a laser seeks to vaporize one of the 200 tattoos on your average NBA player. Here’s the caveat to…
Free To Be Passionate
Perhaps one of the most tragic things to occur in the life of a Christian would be for that individual to live a listless, unmotivated life. I perceive that it is a common thing for those who have never bowed their hearts to Jesus Christ to passionately pursue what motivates them. Non-Christians are often much…