There’s an old saying in evangelical circles that has often been quoted to me:
Never ask God to give you more patience because He’ll just test your patience to the breaking point and you’ll end up more frustrated than ever.
Have you heard that one?
The question is, if God has revealed that you lack patience, to whom [...]
I was introduced to a new blog today by Mike Metzger (thanks to JollyBlogger). What a find this blog is… in March, Mike blogged about Good Friday in a fantastic post called, “Don’t Worry, Be Sad.” He quotes Peggy Noonan with a remarkable quote:
“I think we have lost the old knowledge that happiness is overrated. [...]
Over on the Challies blog, he’s posted a comment regarding Rapture Ready, a book written by “a secular liberal” who “immerses himself in Christian pop culture and uses this book to write about his experiences.” This post sparked in me a series of questions that I’ve been asking myself regarding parenting – I commented on [...]
Scripture is alive. God breathed into it truths so great that physical life is not long enough to extract the wisdom it contains. Thankfully, some men have been gifted by God to help us. They both expose great truth and bring depth to known truth.
I’ve started reading Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, by Eugene [...]
What? You didn’t know I had an “about” page? Well, I’ve always had one – the link up there on the left. It was old and kinda stupid… so I changed it into something I believe to be more honest. It’s here.
Saturday came and went and I did not accomplish a single resolution. Saturdays are always strange days and there really isn’t a routine… this just proves that spending time with God must go beyond routine.
Went ahead and grabbed a different template that was widget-ready with a lot more options. I like this one and was able to add my imeem playlist – you should see it on the top right (takes a few seconds to load).
To do:
Find a way to put an actual title above the imeem widget [done]
Do [...]
While I’ve been continually battling a barrage of illnesses, much continues to transpire in my life and I’ve been without the energy necessary to really post a lot (though I know today’s earlier post was quite a long tome). God continues to refine me in the fire of His love and grace and I am [...]
There is much going on in my life – many things to be thankful for and much that I could write about… but I just don’t feel up to it – many more things going on that have placed this blog very far down on the priority scale. To the three or so of you [...]
My beautiful wife of 15 years just learned something about me the other day. It’s not because she hasn’t been paying attention… it’s just that I’ve been keeping it somewhat of a secret because it’s, well, weird. Dental hygiene is not my strong suit (she knew this), but I have this weird thing about toothbrushes [...]
Hopefully, you see in these writings a man who is staying The Course and pursuing The Path amidst the pitfalls and selfish ways of being a son of Adam. I pray earnestly that my writing would encourage some of you by showing you that this journey - though arduous and sometimes tragic - is a journey of great satisfaction. A satisfaction greater than our greatest imaginings. The trials and refining fire of tribulation are to be recognized as a small shadow of the suffering of our Savior so that we can rejoice, as Peter and the disciples did, to be counted worthy to suffer for the sake of the Name.