Posts from July 2018

It would be an understatement to say that the Apostle Paul has gained one of the largest stages in the world.  Jesus is the rock and our foundation, but Paul – under inspiration of the Spirit – built upon that Rock the very fundamentals of our shared faith.  His letters to churches are very much the structure of our lives in Christ.  Brilliant scholars have…

“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” (‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:16‬ ‭ESV‬‬) When I turned 30 I ran half my age, 15 miles in under 2 hours.  At 37 I only run 4 days a week and do complimentary cross-training 2 days, yet something is always sore or needs stretched (and I sure cannot run 15 miles in 2 hours).…

“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” (‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:26‬ ‭ESV‬‬) Tuesday morning I was praying for our Men of the Word Bible Study, and I was praying for very great…

“And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.” ‭‭(Luke‬ ‭14:23‬ ‭ESV‬‬) Both his friends and his detractors called the great scholar G.K. Chesterton the “Prince of Paradox”.  Chesterton was very good at demonstrating the Paradox of God as He reveals Himself.  Rightly understood…