On sunny days, life is more pleasant when you have good friends to hang out with and enjoy each other’s company. Praising Jesus in a company of saints is a picture of heaven. When the rain comes and the floods start rising, though, it is an absolute necessity.
We make a classic mistake in church life when we judge the qualities of the Christian based on the world’s standards. A person’s eloquence, coolness or success in the business world means nothing to God on their own. Without a rock solid relationship with Jesus, even the most well-intentioned expert in organization management can do…
I Would Rather Die – Francis Chan From the post: I live each day with severe caution. I rarely counsel women, and never alone. I won’t go anywhere with a woman alone. In 23 years, I have never even been in a car alone with another woman (aside from relatives). It has felt silly at…
We attempted a vegetable garden this past season. The emphasis is on attempted as rabbits ate most of the plants. Deer ate the rest. We did grow tons of weeds, though, so that counts, right? The only plant that did not get consumed was a solitary pepper plant. We suspected it survived because it was…
We are often derailed from the marriage that Jesus wants for us by our innate desire to protect ourselves. In a culture steeped in protecting what is ours, too often we husbands apply the world’s wisdom to our relationships and not God’s. We lose sight of the awesome standard for us as Christian husbands in…
My wife came to me and asked me what I thought of an article that she had been forwarded. It was a blogger responding to a reader’s question. The question dealt with the reader’s husband and her struggle with him not being a leader in her family. Since this is a common issue we run…
http://thecripplegate.com/the-moment-that-changed-eric-liddells-life/ Eric was having to make an important decision; of course, no one was going to force him to speak or to have a public ministry. But I’m sure that Eric was counting the cost. Some people may say no big deal, but this was a huge deal. Especially for such an introvert. This decision…
http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/expect-more-from-young-men What, then, are these young men doing with their lives? According to Hurst, they are playing video games. Leisure time, largely spent playing games on computers and consoles, doubled from the early 2000s to 2015. When Hurst relayed these statistics to Econtalk Podcast host Russ Roberts, Roberts could scarcely believe the numbers or accept the idea…
Accountability for Leadership and the Book of Ruth — Elimelech’s Fall As discussed in the blog post entitled, “How Do We Respond to Life’s Trials”, http://wp.me/p5FpqF-wu the Book of Ruth is an account of a faithful, godly woman and God’s redemption. She is a foreigner, who through marriage, is joined into the Children of Israel and…
The Roman Army ran on iron discipline. It is the reason that they conquered much of the known world. From Great Britain to Germany down through Spain, the Middle East and Africa, the legions were so effective because there was a certainty that when a Roman commander gave an order the legions carried out that…