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Gossip is… uh… Last night at small group study we had a surprising discovery. Everyone around the table was absolutely agreed that gossip is a bad thing, and that we should confront it, but when I asked the group to define gossip, we couldn’t do it. We danced around a lot of ideas like āmalicious talkā, āthings that are none […]
Thirty Days in the Land with Jesus A Holy Land Devotional* by Charles H. Dyer Moody Press Summary Charles H. Dyer invites us to take a guided tour of the life, ministry and homeland of Jesus Christ. His passion for making scripture come alive by contextualizing the events in the life of Christ gives the reader aĀ new-foundĀ appreciation for the gospel […]
I don’t know why this neverĀ occurredĀ to me before, but it wasn’t always hot and sunny while Jesus walked the earth. Maybe I’ve seen too many pictures of Jesus standing in a sunbeam or walking along a desert road, but it never really crossed my mind that Jesus would have been cold. I tried to find a picture online of Jesus […]
I went dark recently — in a bunch of ways. I bought someĀ dark coffee —Ā Starbucks Christmas Blend (super yummy!) and Muskoka Roastery’s Black Bear (which is so dark it’s like drinking ink… delicious, delicious, ink. It even seems to argue with the milk saying, “No, we won’t be turning mocha-coloured today. We’re shooting for a dark-grey.”) I went through aĀ dark […]
Recent Highlights Why I am Reformed https://calltoprayerministries.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/why-i-am-reformed/ Review of “Twelve Unlikely Heroes” by John Macarthur https://calltoprayerministries.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/review-of-twelve-unlikely-heroes-by-john-macarthur/ *Own your “Why?” – A Christian Response to Halloween http://calltoprayerministries.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/own-your-why-a-christians-response-to-halloween/ ** Grafting Dead Branches on a Fruit Salad Tree http://calltoprayerministries.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/grafting-dead-branches-on-a-fruit-salad-tree/ * This is my most most read recent article. ** This is my most read article — ever!
The above video spurred me to write this entry. It touched me deeply and reminded me of who God is creating me to be, where I have come from, and why I do what I do the way I do it. It is beautifully shot, and powerfully narrated by John Calvin. I encourage you to dim the lights, turn on […]
This is my firstĀ officialĀ book review, so I would love some feedback. Twelve Unlikely Heroes How God Commissioned Unexpected People in the Bible and What He Wants to Do with You By John MacArthur Summary If thereās one the success of The Avengers movie taught us, itās that we love heroes — and the bigger, the stronger, the flashier, the better! […]
Last Friday I had a post called “We All Need A Good Church” where I talked about the importance of being around other believers. I mentioned in the introduction that I was going to be sharing a sermon I preached on a related topic – unity in the church. Here’s the link:Ā Ā “Unity – A Powerful Witness”
“You can please some of the people, some of the time”, they say. I would add, “and some of the people who aren’t pleased have no problems telling you why.” Criticism is something we all have to deal with, isn’t it? None of us are perfect, and yet it surprises people when someone makes a mistake. As a pastor I […]
I just paused my sermon prep for a moment so I could post this to the blog. I’m currently writing a sermon on The Powerful Witness of Unity in the Church and remembered that I had written in a Facebook Post earlier in the week. The two didn’t really connect in my mind until now, so I want to share […]
I preached this sermon on Sunday, October 31 2010 as a way to help the congregation process Halloween, but it grew into something much bigger. It became a sermon about how to make all kinds of decisions. I repeat it here in hopes it will encourage you to make wiser choices, release you from fear of judgement, open you up […]
Own Your “Why?” Some time ago I came up with a phrase that I try to live by and give away as much as possible — “Own your ‘Why?’”Ā What it means is that when you do something (anything), make sure that you own up to your motives and reasons for doing it. Don’t try to fool yourself or anyone […]
If you haven’t heard of Michael Jr. yet, you are seriously missing out on some funny and meaningful stuff. Here’s a sermon he recently gave at the Gateway Church. [Also, this is officially the first sermon I have ever watched that has a commercial!]
Even though blogging has its downsides (carpal tunnel and trucker butt), there are some pretty great benefits to being a blogger. Check these out: 1. All the coffee I make I get to drink… after I offer my wife a cup. 2. A chair that goes up, down, round and round, and alsoĀ reclines! 3. Having a forum by which I […]
I started today confused. How can God love mankind while at the same time have complete hatred for sinners? Aren’t they the same people? And how does ordain the use of sinful people and sinful situations to accomplish His perfect, holy will without He Himself being the cause of the sin. The first place my devotional reading too me was […]
During the āAsk The Pastorā meetings on Wednesday nights at the church I serve, many questions come up that I donāt have the time or equipment to be able to give a full answer to. I believe there are many who have similar concerns and questions, so for a little while Iām going to use this forum to share a […]
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