Briefly, On God’s Love and Being In Jesus
I appreciated this post from Scott Sauls, particularly this opening quote from Rankin Wilbourne: “God does not love you to the degree that you are like Jesus. Rather, God loves you to the degree that you are in Jesus. And that’s 100 percent.”…
On Pastoral Life and Pop Culture
My wife recently directed my attention to this series of posts at the Circe Institute, and they have subsequently occupied much of my thought for the past two weeks. The whole series is worth reading, but this quote from the…
On The Christian’s Proneness to Wander
I’ve always loved the hymn Come, Thou Fount. The third verse in particular has always been impactful, serving as a reminder of how I continue to need God’s grace to not wander from him. Oh, to grace how great a…
On the Singing of Creation Into Being
“And [Eru Ilúvatar] spoke to [the Ainur], propounding to them themes of music; and they sang before him, and he was glad….Then Ilúvatar said to them: ‘Of the theme that I have declared to you, I will now that ye make…
On the Commitment of Baptism
A few weeks ago another elder and I were interviewing a young teenager for church membership. He was asked what he understood baptism to be. He replied, “Baptism is about being committed to God.” That is a succinct and accurate…
