Entries for August, 2009

Misguided Grief

The tears of Jesus were real. How can one read John 11 and fail to come away without a greater understanding of the emotional humanity of Jesus. When Jesus walked upon our dirt, He connected with people. His emotion of compassion surfaces again and again (Matt.9:36; 14:14; 15:32; 20:34). In what are arguably the most [...]

Exceedingly Abundantly

God, please use Kelsey to bring glory to your Name. We know the odds are against us, but we trust in You. Please use our daughter as a living example of Your power to heal, that all may glorify You as the Great God of Heaven. That was my prayer when we first learned that our beautiful [...]

Make Me a Servant

I like to browse through used bookstores. There’s one on Spencer Highway in Pasadena that I particularly frequent called “The Dusty Cover.” Unfortunately, that also describes about half of the library in my office. I found a book in the religious section there a few years back entitled How to Study Difficult Passages in the [...]