Texts for Tonight | Waiting Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. Psalm 69.1-3, NRSV Russ Taff Down in the Lowlands To listen on YouTube CLICK ‘And now, my children, listen to me: happy... Read more
Texts for Tonight I never post only Scripture, but tonight is a good night to do so… “O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,… Isaiah 54.11-17 I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you. Joel 2.25 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as... Read more
Repentance, Peace, and Limited Atonement The other day, I was in the throes of a process of repentance. Repentance is nothing new for me, and it certainly is not uncommon. Repentance simply means turning direction, and I turn direction multiple times a day. For some reason though on that day I felt a strong conviction, and was working through it in prayer. At a loss for words, I finally spoke in what I would call a Theological sense. “Father, would... Read more
Do I Need a Confirmation? Sometimes I wish God would just confirm something. I mean, I’m not Gideon, and there’s nothing wrong with Gideon, but I would just like a confirmation. Is the idea of getting a confirmation even in the Bible, other than Gideon? I could sure use a confirmation. In the Hebrew Bible they didn’t yet have Jesus Christ living on the inside. They needed signs to serve as a confirmation of their path. There was only one... Read more
I’m Thankful All across America, people are getting up to slow cook their turkey or ham. I’m up because I’m getting ready for Black Friday in the retail world. My shift begins at 5 AM tomorrow, so I went to bed last night at 8:30 PM. I thought I would try a practice run. As I think about the day ahead, I am reminded of recent things that I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for a son who does not settle... Read more
For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time – to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 1.9, NLT I really want to talk about holiness. However, one of our preachers preached on it not too long ago and did an excellent job covering all the bases. I do want to echo the preacher’s... Read more
In Dialogue with Doug Hansen… …or Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? part 2 because it was spurred on (pun intended) by this morning’s foray. You may never know how the 2 are connected. I’m still untangling the 2 from an activating event about a month ago. I received a picture of my youngest dressed up for a special school day as a cowboy. That’s all I ever did as a kid, play cowboys or play baseball. We didn’t have... Read more
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? This article is basically taken straight from Twitter/X posts this week. It’s been fun to reminisce about another lifestyle I was very close to living for myself more than once. Every time she asks I want to raise my hand. I went through 2 legit (to quit) cowboy phases in childhood and in college. I came close to selling out to the lifestyle a couple times in my adult life. Sometimes it calls to... Read more
List of Sins | Word Studies in Corinthians Last night Rev. Roger Scantlin taught at Chrispoint in Galena, Kansas. It was his 2nd Wednesday night in his series on the power of the tongue. He used quite a few statistics and Scripture, really had an excellent presentation. I’m honing in on a couple of Scripture Passages from the Corinthians because I’m personally reading these Epistles devotionally right now. I like to focus on nuances of translation with lists like this.... Read more
Happy Reformation Day | Understanding Sola Sola Gratia | by grace alone Sola Fide | through faith alone Sola Christus | in Christ alone Sola Scriptura | according to Scripture alone Sola Deo Gloria | for the glory of God alone understanding Sola How do we understand the Solas? We have a basic English equivalent: “Alone” or “Only.” If Sola means “Only,” it seems logical to say Sola Scriptura means Only Scripture . . . and nothing else. what about outside sources? I’m... Read more
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