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In my reading this morning I came across this well known verse: This people draw near with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me and their fear of Me is a commandment taught by men. Isaiah 29:13 What do we do with a verse like this? Though originally […]

As a preacher it is a regular occurrence for me to hear criticism. Actually, I am amazed that I don’t get more disapproving comments from my teaching, and am quite thankful to God that He has permitted so much positive fruit. But still there are occurrences of strong disagreement or subtle challenges to […]

I’m sure that there are some who read my weblog yesterday who did not really appreciate it. That lack of appreciation, however, is no surprise to me. Scripture itself substantiates that with certain people there will be not only no appreciation for correction, but that the regular reaction of some will be antagonism […]

Typical discussions about confrontation always seem to surprise me, and I think I’ve finally realized why. You should keep in mind, most of the conversations that I have relating to confrontation are among professing Christians, and most of the time the context concerns one professing Christian confronting another. So the discussion is among and related […]

Yesterday was a monumental day in my life. Although there was no parade and no fireworks, it was an absolutely great day. Yesterday, for the first time ever, I mowed my own yard with my own, brand-new mower! I’ve mowed a lot of times before, but both of the above details made this occasion truly historic. […]