I have continued my reading in the book The Trellis and the Vine where Colin Marshall and Tony Payne emphasize Jesus’ clear call to discipleship for every believer. “At the most basic level, the Bible says that Jesus doesn’t have two classes of disciple: those who abandon their lives to his service and those who don’t. The call to discipleship is the same for all. … Continue reading The Carnal Christian?

I have taken up a new hobby – singing through the hymn book. Not too long ago, this would have sounded about as exciting to me as watching paint dry. But the Lord has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God, (Psalm 40:3) and now I can’t help but burst out singing praises to God. When God touches … Continue reading The Lord has put a new song in my mouth

God is always at work, even in the times where we think the world is spinning out of control and God is nowhere to be found. We recently went through a recession and will be dealing with the repercussions of it for years to come. High unemployment and large government deficits won’t be going away anytime soon. But even in the midst of a recession, … Continue reading (Some of) God’s Purposes in the Recession