Discipleship
Why God Sometimes Seems Absent
Hope you’re enjoying “America Reads the Bible” week. It’s time the USA got back to The Book–daily.
The other vital spiritual discipline is prayer.
I had a conversation with a friend recently who struggled with “God not answering his prayers.” Here’s a wise perspective.
Is Your Pastor MIA in the Cultural War?
I am deeply concerned we are losing Western Civilization (and its faith-based freedoms) because of fearful pastors who are not preaching the whole Gospel.
I shared those qualms recently at a pastors gathering. There was mostly silence.
Then I ran across two articles that confirmed my fears.
Is your pastor MIA in the cultural war? Read More
Restoring Masculinity: The Balance of the Wise
For the past 6,000 years, since the sin of Adam and Eve, we have lived in a fallen world.
I told a worship leader recently she would be wise to never blame God for bad stuff that happens in life. Blame it on a fallen world and always trust in the perfectly good character of God.
Part of our fallenness stems from life out of balance. We swing pendulums this way and that, being too lenient or being too firm, too hot or cold, or thinking norms now are the way things always were (they’re not).
One such area of imbalance today is the roles/expressions of masculinity and femininity. This is a very recent phenomenon.
Here are some thoughts on restoring masculinity—even in worship.