“Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life” is a book that we are reading here. It is by Donald S. Whitney published by Navpress, a ministry of the Navigators. ISBN 0-913367-13-3 “Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.” 1 Timothy 4:7, NASB Chapter One: The Spiritual Disciplines For the Purpose of...
I was recently asked a question, something to this effect: “What has happened to the younger generation Christians? Why are they not worshiping God seriously?” I wondered if the younger generation wasn’t asking the same question about my generation. It reminded me of the account regarding the church where Matt...
It is no secret to those who know me well that the book of Ecclesiastes is one of my favorites. To many people it may seem a depressing book. After all, it starts off, “Vanity, vanity. All is vanity.” But I find the book to be encouraging, even uplifting. It’s...
If I were to pick one verse out of the entire Bible which has encouraged and directed my life more than any other verse, I think it would be Colossians 3:3. “For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” There are numerous companion versus such...
For many people the busiest, most harried time of the year is the Christmas season. Ironic because it should be a season of peace marked by celebrations of the Prince of peace come into the world. This lack of peace is frustrating, aggravating and it seems to be getting worse...
I wonder how long it will take me to catch on to things. I wonder at the oscillations in my life, the inconsistencies, the incongruities, (“not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of”), the blindness to the depth of my own sin, the insensitivity to my own nature, the confusion,...
Ephesians 2:8-9 says it clearly: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast.” Sometimes people incorrectly stop reading there–the thought continues in verse 10: “For we are God’s workmanship,...
The first time I saw the movie “The 10 Commandments“, I was impressed with the special effects. Remember though, the movie came out in 1956. I don’t remember how old I was when I saw it, but it was long before I accept Christ as my Savior. Thus the movie...
I’ve been working on two personal projects recently. One was getting my speech recognition software working on my computer. I waited too long to try it again. I felt that I had been burned enough times in the past and simply didn’t have the desire, time, or money to invest...
Our church community has an adult Bible study (ABF) called Foundations which runs during the school year every Sunday. It was a privilege for me to go through the course – twice so far. It isn’t just that I’m slow and needed to repeat it, I’m excited about this study...