Growing Roots
Did you know that for every meter that a cedar of Lebanon grows above ground it spreads three meters of roots underground? Fascinating. Psalm 92 compares righteous people to these impressive trees: The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord;...
What if…?
The Holy Spirit has been teaching me so many things lately, I hardly have time to process them all. Right now, it’s 3:00 in the morning and my mind is racing with questions. Here they are, with some of the scriptures that prompted them. What if we really took God at His Word, face value?...
Truth vs. Tradition: Where Do You Land?
What would you do if, in the regular, methodical study of God’s Word, you came to see that a long-held belief, precious doctrine, or firmly ingrained tradition were actually not biblical? What if taking a stand to expose the truth of God’s Word meant the loss of dear friends, church family, respect, position, and income? ...
Critical Thinking
We believe in the inerrancy of scripture. To explain why is not the purpose of my post, but the inerrancy of scripture is an important foundation to understand in light of what I am going to say about the discipline of critical thinking. We should read the Bible historico-grammatically; that is, to say, within view...
Jesus in Isaiah 59
I’ve recently taken a break from my chronological reading plan to camp out in Isaiah a while. My pace of life right now doesn’t allow for me to keep up the pace of my reading plan, and I’ve been taken in by the freshness and beauty of God’s words through the prophet Isaiah. I just...
Trouble at UNC
Homosexual sex, the issue that refuses to go away; an issue where competing views of Scripture, legal rights, communal responsibility and individual freedom collide head-on. The current controversy surrounding a UNC Christian a capella group’s decision to ask a member who publicly embraced homosexuality to leave the group has created major waves in the Chapel Hill area. ...
A Bit of Good Advice
I was recently given a bit of advice which I immediately put into practice. It’s good advice, so I’m passing it on to you. At Cumberland Camp a couple weeks ago, during one of our adult Bible studies covering portraits of Christ, my childhood pastor mentioned something in passing that really stuck with me. His...
The Power of the Word
I’m currently at Cumberland Camp in the hills of Tennessee, enjoying a week-long retreat from the world with my home church. Mick is speaking every night this week, working through passages dealing with the topics of total depravity, justification, sanctification, and glorification (one for each night). As his wife, I get a lot of feedback...
Perceptions
We are currently assisting one of our home churches in the pastor search process. As we have seen resume after resume come in, one thing is becoming clear to me: it is quite possible to get a read on people when you see how they present themselves. Granted, putting forth a resume is an effort...
The Faith-Obedience Connection
This is the first in a series of posts containing a few thoughts on obedience–first as it is exemplified in the Bible, second as we should practice it, and third as we should teach it to our children. As I make my way through the Old Testament chronologically (thank you, Bible app!), one recurring thought...
Feeding Our Kids the Word
At three years old, Keith doesn’t miss a thing. His little ears pick up on nuances in our adult conversations and you can see the wheels turning as he promptly asks what we mean or why we used a certain expression. As I said in my previous post, Keith listens intently to music and asks...
Feed Off The Word.
A few years back, the Michigan State Association of Free Will Baptists had a pastor by the name of R.T. Kendall come speak to us at a pastor’s conference. “R.T.,” as he told us to call him, is the former pastor of Westminster Chapel in London, England. He pastored there for 25 years (to the...
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