In the last couple of weeks we have seen the deaths of several celebrities: David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and Billy Mays. Needless to say, this has been a very pronounced reminder of the certainty of death. The harsh reality is that regardless of education, race, gender, age, or social status, everyone [...]
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The Death of Death
Posted in Counseling, Death on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ministering in Small Churches and/or in Small Towns
Posted in Church, Church Planting, Missions, Pastors on June 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
First of all, I would highly recommend you read one of our contributors (Dr. Phil Siefkes) recent post “Small-Town Ministries and Shepherds” here.
Also, read one of my past posts “How To Have An Expository Preaching Church?” here.
Both posts address some aspects of ministering in small churches and/or in small towns in America.
In our recent leadership [...]
More On Suffering Illness
Posted in Biblical Studies, Counseling, Prayer, Suffering on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If I may, I’d like to piggyback on Shaun’s recent helpful post regarding illness. I would like to consider Hezekiah’s response to his illness as recorded in Isaiah 38:9-20. Granted, Hezekiah was not a perfect individual. Yet it is recorded that spiritually he was much like his ancestor David (2 Kings 18:3-6). What can we [...]
Don’t Waste Your Kidney Stones!
Posted in Counseling, Discipleship, Suffering on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For about a week now I have been suffering from kidney stones. Unfortunately this has been a reoccurring event in my life over the last three years. And during my current bout with stones my wife has asked me on two occasions, “What do you think the Lord is trying to teach you through this?” [...]
The Reality of the Christian’s Struggle Against Sin
Posted in Discipleship on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that there have always been those who have argued that Christians don’t sin after their conversion. Still, I would think that anyone who is even vaguely aware of the condition of their own heart will admit that they battle with sin every day. James 3:2 tells us “we all are stumbling in many [...]
A True Wealth
Posted in Biblical Studies, Humility, Meditations on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a food for thought:
Many Christians believe that: God + wealth = contentment.
The Bible teaches that: God + contentment = wealth!
[R.W. Mackey, "Proposing a Biblical Approach to Economics" in Think Biblically, edited by John MacArthur (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2003), 311]
“Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances [...]
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