“God left him to test him and to know everything that was in his heart.” (NIV) “God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.” (NLT) “God left him on his own to see what he would do; he wanted to test his heart.” (The Message) …
Kennedy and Christ
“As for me, God forbid that I should boast in anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Galatians 6:14 Today is the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. I overheard a guy this morning in the coffee shop tell someone else that Christians wearing crosses is like Jackie Onassis wearing a pin with a …
Lessons of a Loser (part one)
I’m a huge loser. I’ve lost huge amounts of stuff, and I’m not talking about stuff like car keys or socks (always just one per pair) in the dryer. In a single two-month period I lost my marriage (of thirty-three years), my ministry (I was pastoring a nice little church in beautiful beach town in …
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