Archive for October, 2008
« Previous EntriesAn Outstanding New Study Bible
Friday, October 31st, 2008I’ve just seen a copy of the newest study Bible. The ESV Study Bible, published by Crossway, is a work of excellence in both scholarship and beauty. Truly, I don’t know of any study Bible that shows such attention to the quality of its presentation as well as its content.
In the interest of full disclosure, […]
Earl Palmer on Regarding Others as Better Than Ourselves
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Part 14 of series: Sharing Laity Lodge
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This past weekend we had our annual Leaders’ Retreat at Laity Lodge. Earl Palmer was our main speaker, teaching four Bible studies on Philippians. Our musicians were Kurt Kaiser (composer, pianist) and Michael Davis (violinist and concertmaster for the Louisville Orchestra). […]
Hit By a Wave of Nostalgia
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008I expect you’ve probably had an experience like the one that engulfed me last week. It can come from visual cues, though it’s often stimulated by the sound of an old song or a distinctive smell. As I was driving along, minding my own business, I was hit by a wave of nostalgia, a tsunami […]
Practical Questions and Answers About Life in the Body of Christ
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Part 12 of series: The Church as the Body of Christ
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1. I’m not currently connected to a church. How can I find a good church?
There is no simple answer to this question. First of all, let me urge to pray about it. If you faithfully seek the […]
Communion in the Body of Christ
Monday, October 27th, 2008Part 11 of series: The Church as the Body of Christ
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With this post I wrap up my series on the church as the body of Christ. So far I have shown how Christians are united in Christ. Like a body, we are unified even though we are […]
Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
Sunday, October 26th, 2008God’s Comfort
READ Isaiah 40:1-2
“Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God.
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.
Tell her that her sad days are gone
and her sins are pardoned.
Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over
for all her sins.”
Isaiah 40:1-2
With occasional oases of hope, the first thirty-nine chapters of Isaiah are a desert of divine judgment. But then, beginning […]
A Texas Bike Ride
Saturday, October 25th, 2008Recently my son and I went on a bike ride not far from our house in Boerne, Texas. It was a cool autumn afternoon. The skies were filled with marshmallow clouds as we road past small ranches in the Hill Country.
On the way home, I noticed some “friends” by the side of the road. Funny […]
Christian Unity: A Top Priority
Friday, October 24th, 2008Part 10 of series: The Church as the Body of Christ
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Paul emphasizes the unity of the body of Christ in his letter to the Corinthians because that unity was threatened by self-centered divisiveness. Paul knew that God intends the church of Jesus Christ is called to be […]
Sharing Our Struggles and Successes Together
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Part 9 of series: The Church as the Body of Christ
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Yesterday I began to explore the implications of the fact that the church is the body of Christ: “If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts […]
Hurting with the Hurting
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Part 8 of series: The Church as the Body of Christ
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Yesterday I explored one implication of the church as the body of Christ. According to 1 Corinthians 12, God has made us so that we care mutually for each other. This means that each of us has […]
All Parts of the Body in Ministry
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Part 7 of series: The Church as the Body of Christ
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In my last post I explained how the Apostle Paul uses the image of the body to describe the unity and diversity of the church. Moreover, according to Paul, God has formed the body of Christ so […]
We Are a Body Standing on Its Head
Monday, October 20th, 2008Part 6 of series: The Church as the Body of Christ
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So far in this series I’ve begun to explore what it means for the church to be the body of Christ. We’ve seen how Paul, in trying to instruct the Corinthians, used the image of the body. […]
Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Learning from God’s Vengeance, Part 2
READ Isaiah 34:1-17
For it is the day of the LORD’s revenge,
the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel.
Isaiah 34:8
I want to spend another day reflecting upon Isaiah 34. This chapter can be troubling because it seems to celebrate God’s vengeance. God seems to […]
Texas Wildflowers
Saturday, October 18th, 2008Before I moved to Texas, I never associated this state with wildflowers. But now, after a year living in Texas, wildflowers are right at the top of my list when it comes to what I associate with my new state.
The photo above shows some yellow flowers along Interstate 10 on my drive to work. I’m […]
Diverse Yet United
Friday, October 17th, 2008Part 5 of series: The Church as the Body of Christ
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In order to help the Corinthian Christians understand who they were as God’s people, the Apostle Paul used the image of the body. In my last post, I explained that he mixed metaphors a bit in revealing […]
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