God surely had some words through the mouth of Amos and I have found a few chills this early morning considering how close I have come to being the just recipient of God’s holy justice. Let the prophet’s words ring true in your hearts today as you pause and consider the gravity of sin and…
James
Advocate, Teacher, Mentor, Stormer of Brains, Slayer of Sadness
Making the Mind a Slave to Fodder
“I have to fix the internet!” This is a slapstick phrase I have heard many times in my own home and abroad when dealing with the idea that someone is wrong online and “I” or someone else, must make sure they know it and make it right. While there is something innately heroic about such…
Can Immigration Prove our Faith?
Are you Born Again? The gravity surrounding this question is unmeasurable and should be taken very seriously. In many conversations I find people usually come to this question at some time in their life as Christians. Whether it is because of doubt or a concern over sin or even a concern over someone else who seems…
Why I Don’t Write Anymore
Well, if one had to know, I really have never written, just played around with some semi-quasi-halfway syntax and called it writing. The breath of my pen has exhaled with not even a vapor of expression remaining and at the end of this sentence I could stop and hit delete. Seriously, well… more like honestly,…
The Death of Discipleship
While it’s a common term and mission, discipleship as we know it in America’s church is dead. So dead that many believe that few are even being taught rightly by the scripture much less being brought into the Kingdom of God. Having a limited amount of time and a limited amount of webspace, there is…
Pastoral Challenges | QNA
This past week I have received dozens of questions but I had an email from a few weeks back that asked about challenges that pastors face and how they stand under the challenges. In a quick reply I realized that there are MANY challenges that could stand against shepherds and that they are too many…
What Church Attendance Means
Did you realize that worshipping with your church is evidence of the grace of God and the ONLY “place” that a true believer can exercise his or her gifts and obedience in the context of love and truth? (Eph 4:11-16; Heb 10:25; 1 Jn. 3:14) Those that fail in this, fail in love. They fail…
“No Mr., I will not talk with you…”
Many of you won’t believe this, but I have heard this more in the last two years than in all my 40 years on this Earth combined. Yes, I have heard these words from pastors, brothers in Christ, people who have visited worship services, people in town and aliens from outer space. Ok, not the…
Be Gentle with the Devil’s Workers in Strength
Just a few quick words…. may the Lord be with us in this journey-yes He is Amen. Looking at the reality of how one is to deal with the devilish foolishness of non-preaching preachers who continue to savage the sheep of Christ. See the original text of Romans 16:17-18 17 Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, σκοπεῖν…
A Quick Thought on Grace in Times of Struggle
1 John 2:28-3:3 shows us the full glorious reality that we have been adopted and given a certain hope in Christ Jesus whose righteousness we bare and who by His grace are able to walk in the light of holiness, not perfectly, but continually without fear of judgment or wrath. We abide in Christ because He…