Using Scripture to discern truth from error
* Warm sun on the back of my stiff neck. Feet up and tucked in a cozy fleece-lined quilt. Laptop purring warm in my lap. It’s easy to get into my little comforts and let the lethal impression settle in my bones that this life is all about celebrating me, or at least it should […]
Jesus boldly declared himself to be “the Bread of Life” promising that “whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” (Jn.6:46,58) He said the words He spoke were ‘spirit and life’ and that those who received them would have Eternal life. (6:63) What an offer?! Seems simple enough. Eternal life should be a ‘hot item’ […]
A thrilling testimony. A dynamic presentation. A story worth retelling. A book bought, and promoted…by me. And then the quiet comment posted to my book review blog this week: “I think you should read this re: this book: 2Peter2.blogspot.com.” And everything came tumbling down. Once again the church is stung by the moral failure […]
From the long-ago bygones a simple tune lingers. Mr. Chamberlain was an unlikely song leader. His audience—a dozen young Greek students. Hardly the context for singing but he was so intent on getting across the extravagance of the Greek text’s meaning that he taught us a song that still floats through my head today. “Huper […]
A couple blogs ago I was thinking about the why and wherefore of the promises of God, wondering: Could it be that our generation has collected promises selectively, choosing the ones that cater to our earth-bound comforts and overlooking the others? Or maybe it’s just that our whole orientation to the ‘why’ of the promises […]