Tag Archives: jesus
Sola Scriptura…Sola Fide…Sola Gratia…Solo Christo
Scripture alone, by faith alone, through grace alone, in Christ alone. For hundreds upon hundreds of years the church had inserted itself in between the sinner and the Savior. In order to be right with God one must first … Continue reading
Overwhelmed
[picapp src=”4/a/6/6/Swimming_Day_Eight_ce39.jpg?adImageId=6976230&imageId=5748764″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]Being overwhelmed. Most any of our contemporaries may relate to that sensation of drowning in a sea of obligations, appointments, responsibilities, requirements. It is an odd living we have created for ourselves. We, who have more and … Continue reading
God and Politics
I have a nasty little secret: God is involved in politics! This day in which self-proclaimed sophistication abounds, we often forget that there is a Sovereign over all sovereigns. We fuss and boo and hiss if our personal and particular agenda is … Continue reading
I Am Dirt
Nobel peace prize, a new grand-mama, stepped up violence in Pakistan, a new treaty for the European Union…and then there is always football (or the endless baseball season) to divert those who wish to be diverted. For my part, I … Continue reading
I’d Rather Not Know
In our lives there are always things we would just rather not know. Information like, “How many germs are in my mouth…or in the mouth of the one I just ‘french kissed’ ?”(Ewww!) or “What really happens to food after … Continue reading
Sneaky Jesus
Wednesday night I finished sharing my heart with the Providence Baptist Church in Trimble County, KY. The congregation had patiently and persistently put up with me since Sunday morning as I was their “guest preacher” at their annual revival. It … Continue reading