The Encouraging Part of “Grieving the Holy Spirit”
First of all, let me say that there’s nothing encouraging about “grieving the Holy Spirit” as an act in and of itself. We are commanded in Ephesians to not grieve…
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Licentiousness and Legalism at the Kitchen Table
“I wish there were no rules.” That’s what my 7-year-old said at dinner the other night when he was confronted (again) with the answer of “no” for something he wanted…
Read MoreThe Redemptive Purpose of Tendinitis
Boy my shoulder hurts. I know that sounds like a small thing, and in truth, it really is. I’m not taking chemotherapy pills, nor do I have a surgery scheduled…
Read MoreRepenting for the Way We Repent
Martin Luther’s first of 95 thesis reads like this: “When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ said repent, He meant that the entire lives of believers should be of repentance.”…
Read More“God Will Not Give You More Than You Can Handle.”
Ah, the theological platitudes of Hallmark Christianity. Statements like these are quoted so often that they’re generally regarded as biblical truth: God helps those who help themselves. God won’t give…
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