Ezekiel has always been a problem for me. All those years ago while in seminary, I struggled to make sense of it. It didn’t “flow.” Being transparently honest, I had problems with most of the prophetic books; Ezekiel was simply more exceptionally problematic for me. I know that part of my failure was to see […]
Happy homemaker
Sometimes your state of mind and what is happening around you will cause you to have a totally different perspective. This morning, a well-worn passage that I’ve camped out on during many occasions took a turn that I wasn’t expecting. I love it when that happens! It’s almost like having a direct hot line into […]
Dag gum Bible changers!
Somebody went and did it again! I wasn’t paying attention and somebody snatched my Bible and changed the wording when I wasn’t looking. First, they copied a verse out of Ephesians 1:19-20 and put it in Romans 8:11. The amazing thing is that it looks like they did a fabulous job because it just slips […]
Simple enough
We live in a time when everything seems to be so complex. College degrees are seen as a must in order to succeed; you are thought to be incapable of figuring out the complex if you don’t have one. Video games have upteen levels of complexity to navigate, tv series go on and on to […]
Book report, kinda
Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, Francis Chan I like Chan. A lot. His Crazy Love messed me up. I made it required reading for our staff of pastors and workers in Brazil. I highly recommend it. I purchased Forgotten God before it was published and had been eagerly anticipating it […]