Category Archives: prayer

New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 51 We must pray without ceasing. One of the dangers of honoring the Reformation is that we can end up dishonoring the very principles that gave rise to it. If, for instance, we were to carry around bits of … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 50- We must ask God for wisdom, believing He will give it. God’s promises are shocking. Our sin, in turn, is shocking. These two intersect when we in our sin refuse to believe the promises of God. He, because … Continue reading

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Mighty Tenderness

There is a rather radical gap between the two things that hold my attention most Sunday afternoons in the Fall. On the one hand my eyes are glued to the television as I watch the Pittsburgh Steelers go to battle. … Continue reading

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Election Blues?

Ask RC- How have you been sleeping since Election Night? Somewhere between a person who tosses and turns from a heart filled with fears and a person who sleeps the sleep of the dead from a heart filled with peace. … Continue reading

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Something Wicked; Appeal; Feeling Overwhelmed

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What worries you most about your ideological friends?

What worries you most about your ideological friends? The same thing that worries me most about me. We are overrun by the cowardice of paper prophets. These thundering heroes build a following and a reputation by denouncing with great vigor … Continue reading

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COVID As Soul Medicine

I realize that my take is not apt to make any search engines roar like a Lamborghini. I can’t even claim that it’s “true.” Since COVID became a thing I have routinely put on my prophetic pantaloons and declared, “Heck … Continue reading

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Lisa & I on intimacy barriers & Bi5m II Kings

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The Lord of Darkness

I am the Lord, and there is no other; I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things” (Isaiah 6b-7). It was Millenium Bug season, and many of my … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Beatings

No one, when they are in the midst of a beating, enjoys it. Such doesn’t undo the truth that beatings are blessings. They are among that list of gifts from our Father, all of which are good and perfect. What … Continue reading

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