Archive for April, 2007
« Previous EntriesOur Loss . . . Heaven’s Gain
Monday, April 30th, 2007Permalink for this post
One of the great Christian leaders of our generation has died. Robert E. Webber went to be with the Lord last Friday, April 26, 2007, after a long struggle with cancer.
I won’t overview Webber’s life here. If you’re interested, check out this post on the Christianity Today website. During his long tenure […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, April 29th, 2007Excerpt
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised.
Psalm 96:4
Click here to read all of Psalm 96
Prayer
Indeed, O God, You are great, and Your greatness calls forth praise:
great praise,
exuberant praise,
continuous praise,
unfettered praise,
expansive praise,
heartfelt praise,
grateful praise,
humble praise,
colorful praise,
flowing praise,
musical praise,
echoing praise,
elaborate praise,
simple praise,
joyful praise,
hopeful praise,
committed praise,
awed praise,
intimate praise,
surrendered praise,
childlike praise,
solitary praise,
congregational praise,
reflective praise,
spontaneous praise,
loud praise,
silent […]
Week in Review: April 22-27
Saturday, April 28th, 2007My Blogging
Sunday: Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Gospels, Matthew 4:1-11
Monday: Handel’s Messiah: A Closer Look (cont)
Tuesday: Sainthood, Service, and Suffering: An Introduction
Wednesday: Why You’re Like Saint Truman Burbank
Thursday: A Member of God’s Holy People
Friday: Called to Holiness
Links
The High Calling of Our Daily Work: This website is full of wisdom for Christians who are seeking to […]
Called to Holiness
Friday, April 27th, 2007Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series
In my last post I explained that all Christians are saints, in the biblical sense of the word. All who put their faith in Jesus Christ have been set apart by God for relationship with Him and to serve Him as special people in the world. So, […]
A Member of God’s Holy People
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series
In my last post I explained that every Christian, regardless of the quality of his or her discipleship, is a saint, a person set apart by God for His purposes. Each and every believer in Jesus is a member of God’s holy people. But what does this […]
Why You’re Like Saint Truman Burbank
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series
In the hit movie from 1998, The Truman Show, Jim Carrey plays the role of Truman Burbank, a happy-go-lucky insurance salesman who lives in the perfectly manicured town of Seahaven, “the best place to live on earth,” according to the headline of the local paper. So it […]
Sainthood, Service, and Suffering: Introduction
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series
Sainthood . . . service . . . suffering. What do these have to do with each other? What do they have to do with our hurting world? How can a better understand of sainthood, service, and suffering make a difference in our lives, and through us […]
Handel’s Messiah: A Closer Look (cont)
Monday, April 23rd, 2007Part 3 of series: Handel’s Messiah and Easter
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(Note: I had originally intended for this post to appear last Wednesday, but the tragedy at Virginia Tech pre-empted my plans. Today I’m finishing off my short series on Handel’s Messiah and Easter. If you’re just tuning in, you may […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Gospels
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007Excerpt from Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Matthew 4:1
Click here to read all of Matthew 4:1-11
Prayer
Dear Lord, the basic truth of this story is Your temptation. You were tempted. It couldn’t be much clearer. But, I confess that for much of my life […]
Week in Review: April 15-20, 2007
Saturday, April 21st, 2007My Blogging
Sunday, April 15: Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Gospels
Monday, April 16: An Unexpected Easter Masterpiece
Tuesday, April 17: Handel’s Messiah: A Closer Look
Tuesday, April 17: How Do We Respond to the Tragedy at Virginia Tech?
Tuesday, April 17: Resources for Thinking About Suffering and Evil
Wednesday, April 18: Caring for People Who are Grieving
Thursday, April 19: […]
An Image to Remember from the Virginia Tech Tragedy
Friday, April 20th, 2007Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series
Pictures of Cho Seung-Hui are now everywhere, thanks to NBC’s regretable decision to give the Virginia Tech shooter the publicity he desired. Even though I haven’t spent much time looking at them, I doubt I’ll soon forget the face of the cold-blooded murderer. I’m reminded of […]
What Can We Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy?
Thursday, April 19th, 2007Permalink to this post
Nothing can ever fully redeem the massacre at Virginia Tech. The tragic loss of so many lives is too great a price to be paid for any gain. But if we can learn from this terrible situation, if we live better lives individually and corporately because of what has happened, then the […]
Caring for People Who Are Grieving
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007Permalink for this post
I want to say a few words about responding to people who are grieving. Most of us won’t have the opportunity to be personally involved with those who lost loved ones in the tragedy at Virginia Tech. But all of us will, in time, have the chance to reach out in love […]
Resources for Thinking About Suffering and Evil
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007Permalink for this post
In light of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, I thought it might be helpful to put up some resources for people who are looking for answers to the tough questions having to do with suffering, evil, God, and faith. Though there are limits to our understanding, and thus to the satisfaction will […]
How Do We Respond to the Tragedy at Virginia Tech?
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series
How do we respond to the unbearably tragic crisis at Virginia Tech? There are no simple answers. Our first responses are visceral: shock, horror, sadness, fear, grief. Thank God we aren’t immune to evil in such a way that we no longer feel such revulsion and pain.
As […]
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