My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Speak harshly of sin or hide
We have to speak harshly about sin. When a God who is slow to anger and abounding of love decides to pour out His wrath, it is no small thing.…
Seeking truth above all else
Human tendency is to come to a conversation with someone who disagrees with our views and seek to defend our ideas. We spend our time focused on our defense, rather…
Good News, not good advice
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband,…
Your goal ought to be to lose an argument
One’s goal in every disagreement ought to be to lose. Losing is better than winning an argument. When you win you don’t grow. When you lose you grow and gain…
To forgive – Do we believe?
So, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First…
The Comfort of facing the devastation of sin
If we fail to make sin devastating in order to sooth someone’s ego, we fail to comfort the soul. For when we flatter and pamper, we give a sense of…
How good and pleasant . . .
Psalm 133: A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it iswhen brothers dwell in unity!It is like the precious oil on the head,running down on the…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 5
Washing with the Word/Sanctification Ephesians 5:25-27“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed…
Polarizing views and the other
When it comes to theological conflicts, so many people can only see a jilted perspective on the issue. They become reactionary and polarized and full of false assumptions, even if…
Because of the hardness of heart
“He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.” The root of divorce, the…
