Below you will find links to all the posts in the series of Chronic Pain & the Church. I hope it helps and encourages you. If you have any resources to suggest for Christian sufferers of chronic pain or lingering disease or illness, please leave a comment. Chronic Pain & the Church Chronic Pain & … Continue reading »
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Before the Throne of God Above
May you be overwhelmed with the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ as you allow this worship song to take you to throne of God above. Sonicflood, off their SonicPraise album Lyrics: Before the throne of God above I have a strong, a perfect plea: A great High Priest, whose name is Love, Who ever … Continue reading »
Another Scandalous Quote – Carson
you may read my first quote from D.A. Carson‘s Scandalous, here. Those who exercise any authority at any level in the kingdom in which Jesus is king must serve the same way – not with implicit demands of self-promotion, confidence in their right to rule, or a desire to sit at Jesus’ right hand or … Continue reading »
The Joys of Living in a Rural Area
Today as I neared the church & my office, four wild turkeys crossed the road ahead of me. The first was a very nice tom, sporting a nice beard which I could see blowing in the wind. The others were smaller and I captured the final two crossing with my cell phone. Below is the … Continue reading »
Dr.Bob Kellemen’s Conversation with Brian McLaren’s “A New Kind of Christianity”
I first pointed you to the beginning of Dr. Bob Kellemen’s conversation with Brian McLaren, and his book A New Kind of Christianity, with this post. At that point the conversation was only beginning. Now Dr. Kellemen has blogged completely through McLaren’s book, answering in conversational tone, many of the questions raised. I encourage you … Continue reading »
Hush: moving from silence to healing after childhood sexual abuse – Nicole Bromley
One in six boys are sexually abused before age 18. One in three girls are sexually abused before age 18. It is time that the Church break the silence of sexual abuse. It does happen in our homes and churches. Refusing to “speak of the elephant in the room” is only continuing the damage done … Continue reading »
U.S. Foster Care: Hope for Orphans, pt.2
On February 9, I pointed you to an article from the Hope for Orphans blog. It discussed the children of foster care and the need for the church to respond. You can read my post, with link to the blog, here. They have recently posted another entry concerning foster care, and I’ve quoted some of … Continue reading »
Doctor’s Orders: Those Boots Were Made for Walking
and that’s just what you should do! I had my second, and prayerfully last, post-op check on Wednesday. My surgeon, Dr. Isa Canavati, suggested some walking or exercise biking to limber up the muscles in my back and lower back. I am four months post-op from having a spinal fusion on L4/L5. I’ve had some … Continue reading »
8 practical questions that came to mind from Psalm 28
Our CBC reading plan has us in Psalm 28 today. Here are some of my thoughts, originally posted at my “microblog”, but reproduced here as well. What other questions could we ask ourselves from Psalm 28? What are the times that I recognize my need for help from God? (v.1) Take time to identify areas … Continue reading »
Echo Prayer Manager
How often have you promised to pray for someone and then realized that you’ve forgotten? It’s easy to say “I’ll pray for you” but in our busy schedules it’s hard to actually follow through. What if you had a prayer manager? Yes, that’s right: a prayer manager? Echo Prayer Manager is a Christian techie’s dream … Continue reading »
