Bibllical Reflections
The Criminal Is Me!
The reality of thinking about the Ten Commandments is that you begin to see just how dark, how depraved, how flawed you are before a perfectly good God. Charles Spurgeon beautifully puts this thought of law and grace so well together: And as I looked upon that corpse, I heard a footstep, and wondered where [...]
The John Wesley Myth
I grew up thinking that John Wesley was one of the progenitors of revival during the Great Awakening. Later, I came to see that Wesely wasn’t all he was proposed to be by pro-Wesleyans, but still appreciated his pursuit of God and his humble chracter. But as I read this second volume of Arnold Dallimore’s [...]
Keeping with the Jones’ Children’s Birthday Parties
I remember when I would go to my friends’ birthday parties, the best ones were either at McDonald’s or a bowling party. But most were at someone’s house where we had hats, a cake, and maybe some ice cream. For party favors, we would receive a balloon OR one of the kazoo streamers (I’m not [...]
Body Worship and Crown-Casting Is Christ Exalting!
Here is an interview with Chris Tomlin. It’s not too in-depth with relatively short answers. But I really liked this one question and answer: Do you think about how we worship with our bodies? Some raise their hands, some dance, some stand still, and so on. Tomlin: It has a lot to do with our [...]
A Child’s Heart, a Grown-Up’s Head
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” (Matthew 10:16) A baby’s body is a paradox. At six months, a strange morphing takes place. While the baby’s trunk and legs grow at a stable pace, the head outdistances its body almost [...]
Hope for Shattered Lives at an Amish Schoolhouse
How terrible is sin? John MacArthur writes: What is sin like? And I told you sin is defiling; that is to say, it is a disposition of the heart that corrupts everything we think, everything we say, everything we do. So that we have to say: “The heart is deceitful above all things, desperately wicked.” [...]
David Longs for a Bath
In reading this age old story, I am struck by a few thoughts on David and Bathsheba, observations that I hope will be unfolded some time later in a sermon. 1. David Succeeds and Sin Does Too It seems while David was hanging out at home, Joab’s army was doing pretty well, something I never [...]
The Myth of a Pleasant[on] Town
I live in a town called Pleasanton. In certain ways, the town is truly ‘pleasant.’ It has places like this, a beautiful trail overlooking the whole town. It has a quaint downtown with ‘cute shops.’ It has a mall with many cool stores. It also has mutli-million dollar homes, cookie-cutter homes, town homes, and apartments. [...]
When a Tree Falls in the Forest, It Thunders
I took a prayer hike this morning, and as I did, I noticed that this tree had fallen. I couldn’t help think of that philosophical question, “If a tree falls in the forest, and there is nobody to hear it, does it make a sound?� Many would say that if a person is not there [...]
God’s Gifts vs. Our Resources
The story of David’s defeat of the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 30 is prototypical of David’s commitment and passion to God. It is every reason why David is a man after God’s own heart. David sets out with 600 men to face what is probably a much greater force. Two hundred of these men are [...]
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