Tag Archive | "arters"
Old Testament
After the book of Deuteronomy is finished, the books of history that flesh out the Law begin. Joshua is about the conquest of the land, and the establishment of obedience to the Law in the land. The narrative portions (that which is not about allotments and borders) are all about fleeing idolatry. Rahab forsaking her [...]
Devotional,NJ
In John’s account of Peter’s denial of Jesus, John makes it clear that Peter is struggling with the fear of identifying with Jesus. I think that this is a very real concern in our day, as Christians are portrayed so disparagingly in the media. Though sometimes deserving of criticism for being less loving and honest [...]
Devotional,NJ
There are so many things I can write about todays passage. I want to offer a few options: Watch this video my Phillips, Craig and Dean which puts one one Jesus’ ideas of the story into music Buy today this incredible book by Tim Keller, called Prodigal God. Here’s the introduction: The targets of this [...]
Devotional,NJ
The good samaritan story is pretty famous. And we’d like to think we’d be the Samaritan. Statistically it a NO. Psychologists John Darley and C. Daniel Batson wanted to test if religion has any effect on helpful behavior. The Setup: Their subjects were a group of seminary students. Half of the students were given the [...]
Devotional,NJ
Jesus is not looking for the self-willed, independent-type who will look at Jesus’ teachings and say, "Yeah,but" or "Jesus, lets tweak that idea"…his disciples did enough of that already. He not looking for the one who is really embracing Jesus for his/her own sake,though frankly, we start there…all of us. But rather, if we are [...]
Devotional,PsJ
Psalm 44 keeps it real, and it is a tough psalm to read. Verses 1-3:You showed up in the times of our forefathers, in power and glory Verses 4-8: I trust in You, not in myself, nor in a great army. Verses 9-16: We are getting hammered, we are getting persecuted, but You have not [...]
Devotional,OTJ
This is where some of the repetition might start getting to us, as we wonder about and try to picture the tabernacle. The picture at right is from a great site i encourage you to head to for a few more details about the significance of each piece, and the meaning that Christ fulfilled in [...]
Devotional,OTJ
Reading these three passages together, there is only one thing to talk about, temptation to sin! when i began to read the Exodus reading, I thought how cool to write about Oholiab and Bezalel, guys that God created with great gifts of craftsmanship, guys who’s skills had probably been honed in slavery and oppression. But [...]
Devotional,PsJ
Heard about a friend in the church just diagnosed with breast cancer, and my heart is heavy for her and for her husband. Prayer goes up to the Lord, but at the same time, I am not at left with peace. i am frustrated by this sinful world that contains sin and disease, bad news, [...]
Devotional,PsJ
Psalm 29 is awesome. You need to read it out loud. One of the distinctive features of the Lord, over against other ancient “gods” was that he spoke the creation into being. It was a demonstration of his power that he could declare it and it would be. Even in theological circles, the “divine decree” [...]