I've sat and listened to some preachers drone on, "We are wicked. We are sinners. We are unworthy." The news never gets any better. It's usually at that point I stop listening. Why? I already know that. God pulls no punches: "the human heart is deceitfully wicked" (Jeremiah 17:9), and "all have sinned and fall … Continue reading You are a Saint (and you don’t even have to live in New Orleans)
Month: June 2018
The Intolerable Intolerance of the Dallas Mayor
As a lead-in to the July 4th holiday season, First Baptist Church, Dallas, paid a company to display on a DFW billboard, “America is a Christian Nation.” The response from the “offended” was akin to Wyatt Earp’s famous line from the movie, Tombstone,” “Tell’em I’m comin’. And hell’s comin’ with me!” (You can read about … Continue reading The Intolerable Intolerance of the Dallas Mayor
The God Who Hurts Us
“Yet is was the Lord’s will to crush [his Son] and cause him to suffer...” (Isaiah 53:10) I’ve studied the book of Job (the “o” in “Job” is long as in “stove”) numerous times. But, until recently, I haven’t had the courage to read it devotionally (daily readings) since 2013 when my 19 year old … Continue reading The God Who Hurts Us