Articles and Blogs Inject Your Prayer List with Life – P.J. Tibayan on www.desiringgod.org 4 Reasons to Remember Your Creator in the Days of Your Youth – David Murray Why It’s Wrong to Take the Lord’s Name in Vain – from Crossway Publishers Your Single Most Important Habit – David Mathis at www.desiringgod.org 10 Misconceptions About the … Read More
A friend messaged me a question the other day that set me to thinking: “Why don’t Baptists celebrate Lent in some form?” The first explanation is that Baptists began as a revolt against both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church in large part because of prescribed rituals the church demanded that were … Read More
Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord! -Psalm 134:1 The Levites were the servants of the Lord who bore the responsibility of mediating between God. Among other things, these priests prepared placed on the altar the sacrifices brought by people seeking to be right before God. They also … Read More
Articles and Blogs The New Tolerance Must Crumble – Desiring God interviews D.A. Carson 7 Ways to Fight Distraction During Prayer – Grant Ortland The Enemy’s Primary Strategies Against the Church – Chuck Lawless 12 Reasons People Give Up on the Church – Chuck Lawless Nine Things that Worked in the Church A Decade Ago … Read More
After a lengthy hiatus, The Long Way Home will return beginning Monday, January 11th.
I will not…offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing. – 1 Chronicles 21:24 Entitlement is a pervasive attitude and it is the enemy of spiritual transformation. We Christians can be some of the most entitlement-minded people in the world. We want victory without a battle heaven without dying privilege without responsibility fruit without planting, watering, … Read More
I don’t often read newspapers, but rather get most of my news online. One day, however, I picked up a copy of the local paper sitting on a table while eating my lunch at the office. About the only thing that really caught my interest was the section entitled “Police Report.” I was curious to see … Read More
T-ball – it’s not just for kids. Major leaguers play it too sometimes. Hitters hit off a tee to develop “muscle motor memory.” Repeating the same movement hundreds of times trains the muscles to respond naturally so that no second thought is required. Nanoseconds can mean the difference in a line drive or a pop-up. … Read More
“Kick ‘em while they’re down” seems to be the philosophy of many these days. Some people revel in the hurts of others, and the only reason I can figure is that is takes their minds off of their own ills. Let a man make a mistake and the rumors start flying. Let a woman have … Read More
Athletes call it a slump. Out of nowhere for no apparent reason, one seemingly loses the ability to do the most basic things that used to come so naturally. A basketball player finds free throws impossible to make. A golfer goes through a spell where even a tap-in putt can be an disaster. A hitter … Read More
