On Crumbling Foundations and Cornerstones
Have you ever noticed that rocks and stones play a fairly big role in the bible? What was God calling water out of in the desert as the Hebrew children […]
Tag Archives: Fear
Taking God at His Word
Jesus’ word is not an answer to human questions and problems; it is the answer of God to the question of God to man. His word is essentially determined not […]
Kiss the Son: Jesus the Wrathful…?
A few Wednesdays ago, a friend of mine asked me to share with our group about praying through the psalms. This is something that believers have been doing for centuries […]
Fear Not. Our God is a Consuming Fire
One of the most encouraging verses in the entire bible is at the beginning of the twelfth chapter of Hebrews. We have just seen chapter eleven’s impressive array of those […]
Barth, Niemoller, Fear and Freedom
I have been rereading Eric Metaxas’ recent biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr, Spy Thomas Nelson, 2010) and I came across two haunting quotes from major influences upon […]
Beware of One Another
We have admitted to God, to ourselves and to another person the exact nature of our wrongs. This is Step Five of the Twelve Steps for those unfamiliar with the […]
The Gospel According to Arcade Fire
It might be a bit too revealing to admit, but one of the proudest moments of my life had to be a few weeks ago when a favorite band of […]
Watch for Falling Leaves
The most audacious despiser of God is most easily disturbed, trembling at the sound of a falling leaf. -John Calvin Self-made-man. Autonomous individuals. Man liberated from the oppressive rule of […]
Two Pictures of God
Everything I ever needed to know I learned from the genius we know as Monty Python. How to decipher a live parrot from a dead parrot? Done. How to deal […]
This Week: Bonhoeffer, Fear and the Gospel
If you could sum up the gospel of Jesus Christ into a succinct statement what would you say? The gospel of Jesus is that God loves sinners enough to send […]
