The unexpected consequence of our meat-lust “The Lord will give you meat, and you will eat it.19 You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days, 20 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it.” Numbers 11:19 He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like …
Something Broken in the Bride
A pastor friend of mine told me recently that a quarter of the congregation he serves left for more convenient environs when their services had to move to a different rented facility and change the time of their gatherings to the afternoon. I thought, “Is that all their church meant to them, a comfortable place …
What God is like in us…
[This is the 2nd of two Addenda and final post of the essay: What God is Like (Musings about the character of God) which is located in its entirety elsewhere.] The fundamental mistake is to begin with ourselves and not God. God is the center from which all life develops. If we use our ego …
What God is Like (Musings on the character of God) #13
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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Recommended reading #1
I thought I'd recommend some books that I've been reading lately that you might enjoy. Admittedly they're almost all about biblical books or themes. It's what I'm interested in. I rarely read recreationally. I'm for it, I just can't quite get myself to do it much. I hope you'll consider reading some of these. On …
