Ritual or Reality? Religion or Relationship? It is easy to allow ritual to replace reality, religion to encroach on relationship. How do we avoid ritual and maintain the reality of our relationship with the Lord? Jesus addressed this in Luke 18. Take a look at the challenge that comes from Jesus’ parable. (Part 2: Psalm …
Author: Steve
I love to study the Bible and I love to engage with others in learning. I had been privileged to do this on a regular basis through church ministry and through part-time teaching at a local Bible colleges.
Helping individuals learn to feed themselves through their own study of God’s Word is joy-giving to me. Influencing groups to do life and church from a biblically grounded, theologically faithful perspective is my passion.
Blogosphere
Good reading and listening. How important proper perspective is–you don’t work at the worst place. Andy Stanley and Louie Giglio discussing ministry and church. Taking control of social media. Michael Svigel is starting a set of posts on the church.  The pillers of the church: Marks–orthodoxy, order, ordinances; Works–exultation, edification, evangelism. The pillar of essential …
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Our Savior Never Fails
I’ve been praying for a friend who is going through a very painful and difficult season so this song is for him–with the encouragement that our Savior never fails, He knows and cares, He sees and understands. And even when we don’t understand, we can trust Him. So when we cry for mercy and feel …
Good Questions
Show this on Between two Worlds How to Spark Substantive Conversations with Your Spouse Tony Reinke: [David] Powlison suggested three categories of questions to ask your husband or wife. Each of these categories can be asked on a daily basis. And each of these categories are simple and broad, but certainly provide helpful reminders. Here …
Thank you for our freedom
Memorial Day in the United States of America Memorial day is not simply a long holiday weekend, or time for families to gather, or the start of summer. This Memorial Day, we must reflect, we do remember the sacrifice that has been made on our behalf so that we can live in a free country. …
Blogosphere (misc)
A few interesting things I read in blogosphere recently. First–the difference between TV and High Def TV. A woman’s take on “firestorm surrounding Carrie Prejean.” Nice  website here set up by Westminster Theological Seminary–dealing with more than the movie “Angels and Demons.” Post that led me to 6 sermons/lectures by D.A. Carson on Hebrews.