As I write, I’m preparing a speech to give in the morning about the rebellious spirit versus the spirit of meekness. It’s the spirit of Saul versus the spirit of David. It’s the spirit of the older brother versus that of the prodigal son once he had come to himself. It’s the distinction between the…
Sometimes Sanctification Means… Refusing popularity… Choosing persecution…like Elijah. Refusing peace… Choosing confrontation…like Joshua. Refusing riches… Choosing less…like Moses. Refusing rest… Choosing struggle…like Caleb. Refusing acclimation… Choosing anonymity…like the woman of Shunem. Refusing anonymity… Choosing leadership…like the three Hebrews. Refusing leadership… Choosing submission…like Sarah. Refusing exaltation… Choosing humility…like Paul. Refusing the best… Choosing what’s left…like Abraham….
Nehemiah is my new hero. I’m impressed with this man who possessed such leadership qualities that he was successful in putting together a team of builders willing to commit to a task that was not politically correct in the climate of his day. Further, the task he accomplished in 52 days was massive, just in…
Recently, while visiting a congregation in Memphis, Tennessee, I met (or even re-met, I think) Kaleigh Barringer. Keleigh has a lot of renewable energy about the gospel, about putting the Lord first, about the challenges of coming nose-to-nose with the temptations to sin in ways that are so accepted in our modern teen culture that…
Moses definitely had some “issues” with God’s faithfulness as he prayed in Exodus five and six. Hear his words: O LORD, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you…
Reminder: Podcast Tuesday Night, May 28th at 7 CST. There are many great commentaries on that lesson Jesus taught on the Mount of Olives recorded in Matthew 5-7. A part of me thinks “Who am I to comment about the material of Jesus, the Messiah, the Savior of the World, spoken from that hillside all…