He went from Athens straight to Corinth.
“After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.” Acts 18:1
What happened in Athens? Paul stood and preached in the Areopagus. We also know it as Mars Hill. It was the epicenter of human wisdom. You can hear echoes from Plato and Socrates. The Bible says that Paul encountered Epicurean and Stoic philosophers and that there were always both Athenians and foreigners there doing nothing but talking about the latest ideas. Continue reading
I Bind Unto Myself Today
I bind unto myself today
the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.
I bind this day to me for ever,
by power of faith, Christ’s Incarnation;
his baptism in Jordan river;
his death on cross for my salvation;
his bursting from the spicèd tomb;
his riding up the heavenly way;
his coming at the day of doom:
I bind unto myself today. Continue reading
My eyes are dry
My faith is old
My heart is hard
My prayers are cold
And I know how I ought to be
Alive to you and dead to me
But what can be done
For an old heart like mine
Soften it up
With oil and wine
The oil is you, your spirit of love
Please wash me anew
With the wine of your blood
I have shared for decades that there were three reasons that I stayed close to Jesus during my adolescence: 1). The keeping power of the Holy Spirit 2). Praying parents 3). The music of Keith Green Continue reading
[I’m thankful for my Wesleyan/Methodist heritage. I included in this post a wonderful article by John H. Wigger on the early circuit riders. In the Malachi Network, we are looking for leaders who carry the same values:
Soundly converted by the Gospel of Christ, zealous in their calling, willing to go where people are, committed to spontaneous expansion, identified with the common man, sacrificial in lifestyle, able to redefine sacred space, filled with the Holy Spirit’s knock-em-down power, and without prejudice.
You can establish a Simple Community of Prayer and Expansion – SCOPE.] Continue reading
December 14, 2013
Dear Friends,
It hit me like a bullet of truth. Hope is not just about the future, it is anchored in the past. I was driving home from our Thanksgiving celebration and thinking about our Sunday morning worship in our house church. We would be celebrating the first Sunday of Advent and the theme that goes with that first candle is HOPE. . .from Thanksgiving right into Advent. . .That is exactly how it should be. Continue reading
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