Annoying

Annoying

Lessons from the chalkboard and how NOT to be annoying Allow me to date myself and share a short physics lesson. Anyone remember the days of chalk and chalkboards?  Checkout your local museum if it doesn’t register.  Here, though, is a little known bit of...
Biblical Theology of Corporate Prayer

Biblical Theology of Corporate Prayer

With Practical Implications Need To understand and articulate the value of corporate prayer within the community of believers Be instructed by and reminded of the content and practice of corporate prayer Gain insight (illumination) and motivation for corporate...
Pray. Period.

Pray. Period.

There are some things that God will not do apart from prayer.  Period. Pray, we may or is it ‘pray, period’?  May we have mulligans in prayer for pace of life or service priorities? May planning and actions trump prayer?  Or.. must we...
Systems Thinking and You

Systems Thinking and You

According to the Bible, your life is an integrated whole which includes body, mind, and spirit. God is your Life-Giver.  In theological language we are described as tricotymous. Remove any aspect of our being and we would be a different being but non-human. Remove the...
What a nearby friend deserves.  

What a nearby friend deserves.  

Who is your nearby friend?  I hope you have a few or many.  And I hope they know your loyalty, appreciation and, yes, even your dependence upon them.  The Ancient Proverbs identifies the nearby friend as one who is long-standing, perhaps...