Author | Vagabond Preacher | Lover of the Poor | Grandpa
A just God… My blind spot… I’m ashamed to admit that I came to the table late on this aspect of God’s personality. Though “justice” is mentioned 134 times in the Bible, in my three decades of pastoral ministry I never gave one message on the concept of justice for the poor and powerless. In …
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One of my favorite bloggers did a post on mourning the drug overdose death of Philip Hoffman. It was a very nice and appropriate post, but something made me want to propose another angle. Because of their fame one person’s overdose is highlighted while more than 100 people die everyday in the US by OD, …
Some of you know that I live in San Francisco near all the bad neighborhoods where I get to serve in a number of ways. I thought I’d share a prayer request now and then from my various friendship quests. Since I get sort of overwhelmed when asked by missionary types to pray for a …
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Worthy of trust… [I know this is getting a little lengthy for blog reading. But how does one talk about the way God is in 100 words or less. I couldn't hardly "tweet" it all in 140 characters. So, hang in there with me for maybe another five or six offerings. I'd also like to …
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Perfectly wise… “… the only wise God” Romans 16:27 I include it in a discussion about God’s character because wisdom is not the acquisition of a lot of knowledge or some higher form of intelligence. They say, “If you want knowledge go to college,” but wisdom is not gained in a class or a textbook; …
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