(A fictional account of … Well, you decide what it accounts for.) After a hundred lifetimes of daily beatings, neglect, and hunger; Carlos and Maria, six and ten years old respectively, decided to flee for something better. Their mother had died giving birth to Carlos Jr. and the children were left to the inept care …
For the glory of God and the good of people
I shared this as 17th chapter of my essay on Learning Leadership Lessons from 2 Corinthians. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4:15 My main goal is to have the same goals as …
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This Sinner’s Prayer
12 But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression. 14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm …
I hate your worship! (Part 2 of 2)
I concluded Part 1 with: “The point I’m compelled to make is…” Let’s take it from there. The point I’m compelled to make is … that when we obviously don’t care about anyone but ourselves, God is not impressed in the least with our worship – whether traditional or contemporary, accompanied by professional musicians on …
For the Love of God! (Professionals or Amateurs?) Part 4 of 4
I recommend that you begin at the beginning of this four-part series. It's not long, and won't take you much time at all to get the whole point I'm trying to make... In the history of spiritual awakenings, though I claim no “expertise” on the matter, people have typically made concerted efforts to overanalyze the …
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