Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
I’m told that the best way to have a useful conversation with those who hold different convictions is to step into their shoes—to view the world as they do. So it’s time for me to try on a Stoic view of faith. Here are some insights I’ve taken from the exercise. But first I need …
Read More Three Advantages of StoicismI’m listening to God right now. He’s using the voice of a BBC newsman telling us that an Iceland volcano is still disrupting airline flights throughout Europe. The map on the television shows that Estonia, where I’ve been speaking, is right at the center of the ash cloud. So my scheduled flight to London today …
Read More Listening to GodSteve Mitchell is a dear friend who has posted here before. Whatever he writes is always a good stir: honest, reflective, and challenging. Here is more of the same. He not only moved me to reflect on worship, but to worship. Please join us. My wife and I recently were privileged to spend several hours …
Read More Lavish WorshipHow, as a believer, am I to relate to “the law” in Scriptures? The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, “Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully” [1 Timothy 1:5]. There was, it seems, some sort of law-abuse going on in Ephesus where Timothy was a pastoral leader. Yet to say …
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