“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship (Romans 12:1).” Last Christmas a friend gave me a neat 2012 calendar. We both are Civil War buffs, and this one had that theme. [...]
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Hard choices
Posted in Lordship of Christ, Obedience, spiritual warfare, suffering, tagged American Civil War, Captain Hugh Nelson, House MD. Blowing the Whistle, Mordecai, Mort Kuntsler, Queen Esther on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The hardest thing I have had to learn
Posted in backsliding, Christian life, holiness, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, tagged All Day and All of the Night, Billy Corgan, Hot Chelle Rae, Mike Flanagan, Namond Brice, Smashing Pumpkins, The Kinks, The Wire, Tonight Tonight on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“By day the LORD directs his love,at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life (Psalm 42:8).” “I believe that you and me last forever Oh yeah, all day and night-time yours, leave me never The only time I feel alright is by your side” (The Kinks, All Day and [...]
Turning the page
Posted in backsliding, Christian life, Christian love, Christian Man, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, relationships, tagged philosophy, Richard Ford, The Sportswriter on August 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
”And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor [...]
God’s boot camp
Posted in backsliding, Christian family, discipleship, God's love, holiness, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, spiritual warfare, suffering, Work, tagged God's discipline, Heartbreak Ridge on August 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving [...]
The antidote for a lonely heart
Posted in Greatness, Lordship of Christ, Majesty, suffering, Work, tagged Chris Tomlin, God of Wonder, I wish I were the moon, Neko Case, Southwest Airlines, Want to get away commercials on June 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him (Psalm 28:6,7).” The woman sits at her desk, staring at her computer with a bored expression. [...]
Despite the sniping, God is counting on me
Posted in Bible, Christian fellowship, Christian leadership, Christian life, Christian Man, Faithfulness, God's justice, Humility, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, spiritual warfare, tagged Eric Burdon and the Animals, Moses, We Gotta Get Out of This Place on June 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I [...]
Better to obey than to slip and slide away
Posted in backsliding, Christian life, Forgiveness, Humility, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, Omniscience, spiritual warfare, Work, tagged Clint Eastwood, David and Bathsheba, Don't mess around with Jim, Heartbreak Ridge, Jim Croce, Paul Simon, Slip Sliding Away on May 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Blessed are all who fear the LORD, vwho walk in obedience to him (Psalm 128:1).” “Now it’s my will against yours and you will lose”! Clint Eastwood, portraying Sergeant Major Gunny Highway has just laid down the law in his new Marine platoon. It’s Memorial Day weekend, and the Military Channel is running “Heartbreak Ridge”, [...]
Jesus is one of a kind
Posted in Lordship of Christ, uniqueness, tagged Audobon Magazine, bird flock behavior, Christmas on December 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in [...]
One day I’ll fly away, but I want to finish well first
Posted in backsliding, Lordship of Christ, tagged Alfred E. Brumley, I'll Fly Away, Southwest Airlines commercial on December 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s [...]
Something to mull over
Posted in Bible, Christian life, Lordship of Christ, Marriage, tagged Ethiopian eunuch, House M.D., Mike Mason on December 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right (Proverbs 8:6).” I am a big fan of the medical drama “House”. Partly I like the show because each week the doctors have to solve some patient’s mysterious illness. Another reason I enjoy this program is because it portrays [...]
