I confess to an off and on mood of hopelessness lately. If it’s not Covid, it’s the ridiculous misinformation about it and the needless, senseless deaths that result. If not an evil Russian autocrat, the murder of innocent women and children in hospitals, churches, and apartment buildings in Ukraine. If not… Well, I could go …
How To Pray About A Demon-Driven Dictator (Part 1 of 2)
In the way I’ve always prayed for demon-driven dictators and all manner of other dangerous people, I’ve been praying about Vladimir Putin. It usually goes something like this: Lord, SAVE him. If he won’t be saved, STOP him. And if he won’t be stopped, SEND him away! Obviously, our first priority is that Putin would …
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How To Pray About the War Against Ukraine
“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!” Psalm 52:7 I’ve heard two different disturbing responses to Russia’s war on Ukraine one from right-wing “news” outlets and another from some Christians. In this post I’ll address the latter. One …
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Learning the Language
“Go and make disciples of all nations . . . teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19-20) Think of disciple making in terms of learning a language. As brilliant as they both are, my two four-year-old granddaughters don’t need English grammar lessons quite yet. The definitions and proper use of indirect …
No Lone Runners
“And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing …
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