The Right Path: Wisdom for the Journey
The Skill of Walking the Right Path Wisdom is in again. While it never truly disappeared, it seems to have found a resurgence in popular discourse. From the Stoic philosophers of ancient Rome to Eastern religious traditions, modern bookshelves are now filled with guidance on how to navigate life. Some of this wisdom is helpful, […]
All Things to All People
The Confident Witness (14) For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the […]
Longing
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” (Psalm 42:1–2, NKJV) What picture would you use to capture the idea of longing? Perhaps you are separated from someone you love by many miles or for several months. Your […]
Wait for the Lord
Jesus throughout the Scriptures: Psalms 7 (5)Pray Psalm 130.4, 5.But there is forgiveness with You,That You may be feared.I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,And in His word I do hope.Sing Psalm 130.4, 5.(Hamburg: When I Survey)There is forgiveness, LORD, with You, that we may fear before Your face.I wait for You; in Your Word most […]
Captive to This World
Our readings in this series are from the book, The Church Captive. Here is a brief excerpt from page 37: “The Church in Gaul was captive in fear and trembling to men who were themselves captive to worldly interests and not prepared to consider a change in their status quo. The Frankish clergy had hung a ‘Do Not Disturb’ […]
Who is This Guy?
Luke 8:26–33 (ESV) Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. […]