2007-07-12T14:07:00-06:00

One of the best experiences of life is affirmative answer to prayer. Our God is so frequently kind to answer our prayers in a generous and loving manner. Prayer is a major part of the expectant life. We pray often, and thus our waiting is not idle, but active. Many times, we find that our solution to whatever faces us, our request, is not actually what is best for us. In these moments we learn submission to the Father’s will.... Read more

2007-07-11T16:41:00-06:00

I don’t think I am. I think the Lord has done some good work in me, but I can see in myself a desire to vault myself out of my present station into the wonderful plans I have for myself. Even if I am patient in conversation and don’t get mad when people go after, I’m not necessarily patient. I may have the appearance of patience, and may be patient to an extent, but the truly patient seem to me... Read more

2007-07-10T16:36:00-06:00

No, not mutual submission. I haven’t switched to the egalitarian camp. The title refers to the duty all Christians have to submit to the will of God. The pattern of submission to the Father’s will was laid down by Christ. John’s gospel in particular emphasizes how the Son submitted to the Father’s will, though Luke records Christ praying to the Father, “Not my will but thine be done.” (Lk. 22:42) That’s a loaded statement, one chock full of meaning for... Read more

2007-07-09T16:36:00-06:00

I’ve been doing a good bit of thinking about this topic lately, as I’ve been thinking about the need to wait in my own life. Waiting is tough work. It touches every one of us in some way in every moment we live on earth. We might go so far as to say that waiting is our calling as Christians. I will not be doing a biblical exposition of texts on waiting in the next few posts. That’s not my... Read more

2007-07-06T18:09:00-06:00

I closed yesterday with a comment about gazing at my wife’s beauty. I want to pick up there as I finish blogging for this week. Every husband out there reading this knows of what I speak. Women have an alien quality to them, an essence and nature that calls out to us to behold its beauty. You see this everywhere. The sex-saturated culture in which we live represents a perverted version of the masculine love for feminine beauty. The singers... Read more

2007-07-05T17:40:00-06:00

The above title is actually a double entendre, because I am writing today and tomorrow about my beauty, Mrs. Bethany Strachan. We celebrate our one-year anniversary on Sunday. In light of this occasion, I wanted to share a few thoughts on how good God is in giving marriage to us. It’s incredible to think that the world today doesn’t like marriage. Many people prefer cohabitation or a single lifestyle characterized by much partying and one-night stands. This is amazing. Marriage... Read more

2007-07-03T15:32:00-06:00

It’s hard to find your place in life. It’s not always apparent just exactly where one fits. I certainly feel this as a seminary student, and I imagine students in other fields feel the same way. This post obviously follows on the heels of yesterday’s post, because finding one’s place in life is linked to humility. When you know who you are, you know how to speak. When you don’t know exactly who or where you are, you don’t how... Read more

2007-07-02T17:11:00-06:00

I’ve been considering lately how blogging fits in with my understanding of the Christian faith. On gray matters like this, it takes time and effort to discern whether one should be involved and then, if one determines that one should blog, it takes time and effort to figure out how to do this well. I am still working on the latter matter. 1) It is easy to blog in an imperious manner. I have seen this in myself as I... Read more

2007-06-29T17:35:00-06:00

On most blogs, Friday is a day for lighter fare. No such policy here at consumed. We tackle the tough topics, all week long. With that stated, then, I bring you my list of the top coffee shops in Louisville. 1) Caffe Classico–Wow. What a Mocha. Hands down, the best mocha in the city. I say “mocha” because I don’t actually drink coffee. I drink the sweet drinks, sometimes called the “girly” drinks. Oh well. I play sports, so I... Read more

2007-06-28T16:38:00-06:00

I think I said yesterday that I was done this series, but I thought of another thing to say about it, and it is this: preaching Christ from all the Bible is not easy. I say this because I’ve argued strongly for this type of preaching. Yet as I’ve reflected on my own argument and my own preaching, I’m aware that I am not the exemplar for this style. By God’s grace I hope to preach Christ faithfully from all... Read more

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