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Same Image, Different Fathers
But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the children of God. –John 1:12 The phrase Image Bearer has become popular, and I like it. It applies to all people, Christian or not, all...
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The Writing on My Heart
I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. –Jeremiah 31:33 Like plenty of Christians, I reached a critical point where I...
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Navigating Among Naysayers: When to Talk, When to Withdraw
Starve your distractions, feed your focus. -Author unknown In this age of constant communication, you’re dealing with endless opportunities to interact effectively. Or to be distracted, baited, or...
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In This Thy Might
And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? – Judges 6:14 Passivity is an easy sin to overlook. It’s...
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Jen Hatmaker: Hermeneutics, Hurt, and Human Affection Part II
In yesterday’s post we looked at what can be a dry topic – hermeneutics – and applied it to what’s definitely a hot topic: Jen Hatmaker’s recent announcement that she believes homosexual unions can be...
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Walking Strong
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. –Galatians 5:16 I’m back into serious workouts after a more than twenty years off the weights, and I’m glowing....
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Perfecting
“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me.” Psalms138:8 I love remembering the fact that He who began a good work in me is not pacing the floors of heaven worrying about my future. You can find...
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Feels Like It’s Over
So many men I know who are dealing with sexual sin go through dark periods of depressed, listless despair. I can appreciate that, because I remember all too well what it was like for me back in 1984....
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Dying to Love
Love. How did one show it? How could God Himself show truth and love at the same time in a world like this? By dying. The answer stood out for me sharper and chiller than it ever had before that night:...
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Talking About Transgender: Why we Must, Where we Stand (Part Three of a...
Tolerance is a belief in nothing. When we preach tolerance without declaring truth, we have set ourselves up to never set a boundary. We also will give an account for not being true to our calling....
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Talking about Transgender: Why we Must, Where we Stand (Part One of a...
If you can keep your head When all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you… -Rudyard Kipling If you believe there are only two sexes, that each is intrinsically different, that when united...
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Second Language, Better Speech
Sinful indulgence can be a language of sorts, the kind we learn early in life, then try to un-learn, but occasionally fall back into. Think of language in the literal sense. The first one you learn is...
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Discernment: The Dying Dinosaur? (Part One of a Three Part Series)
Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right. -Charles Spurgeon This isn’t the most popular of topics. In fact, do you...
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My Move
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. – Jude 1:21 At first glance Jude’s commandment here is unsettling. If I’m to “keep myself” in God’s...
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In Case of Relapse
Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. -Horace “Relapse” mean “deterioration after a period of improvement.” It’s an enemy to avoid, and it makes life hard when it happens. But in...
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The Grace Grounding
“There is now therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” –Philippians 1: 2 I love writing about...
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As We Forgive
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. -Thomas Fuller I’m still working on three things Jesus demands from me: that I...
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No Fighting Not Allowed
But when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with hard-favor’d rage.” ― William Shakespeare, Henry V...
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Ashley Madison: A Late Night Come On (Guest post by Renee Dallas)
(My lovely wife Renee is guest posting today. If you haven’t read any of her other posts, let me strongly recommend checking her blog at wifeboat.com) I was up a little late one night watching CNN...
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You’re Poetry in Motion
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. -Ephesians 2:10 When Paul refers to us as His workmanship, the word he...
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