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LIFE group discussion guide: love is a battlefield – being strong in the Lord...

  NOTE: Following is the discussion guide we’ll use tomorrow (Aug. 31) in our LIFE groups at MoSt Church. This guide will enable your follow-up of my sermon that morning. To find previous group...

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sum of the sermon – love is a battlefield: be strong in the Lord (2)

  “Well now way back in the Bible, temptations always come along. There’s always somebody tempting, somebody into doing something they know is wrong. Well they tempt you, man, with silver, and they...

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links: this went thru my mind

Artifacts, history & Israel: Selected Artifacts from the Collections of the National Treasures “The artifacts on the site are arranged both chronologically (according to archaeological periods) and...

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eluding our idols: 20 questions on 1 John 1.5-2.6

- This coming Sunday (Dec. 14) at 9:00 a.m., some of our adult classes at MoSt Church will continue a study of John’s letters entitled Eluding Our Idols. To help you get ready for this encounter with...

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links: this went thru my mind

- Here are links to five items I consider to be interesting and helpful. Being wrong, fallibility, humility, mistakes & pride: On Being Wrong [18 min. TED talk video] “Most of us will do anything...

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links: this went thru my mind

- Christmas & displacement: Christmas for Those Who Feel Left Out “He came to all who feel out of place in the world to give them a place in his world.” Health, sleep & technology: Reading On A...

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eluding our idols: twenty questions on 1 John 2.28-3.12

- This coming Sunday (Jan. 11) at 9:00 a.m., some of our adult classes at MoSt Church will continue in a study entitled Eluding Our Idols. It’s a close look at what’s commonly known as John’s letters...

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eluding our idols: twenty questions on 1 John 5.6-21

- This coming Sunday (Feb. 1) at 9:00 a.m. some of our adult classes at MoSt Church will continue in a study entitled Eluding Our Idols. It’s a close look at what’s commonly known as John’s letters (1,...

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links: this went thru my mind

- Following are links to five articles on repentance that I’ve found to be of special interest and helpfulness. Ash Wednesday – Applied Every Day “So what’s the point of wearing ashes on Ash Wednesday?...

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picture Bible commentary

“… shed every bit of moral filth and evil …” (James 1.21)

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quote: how is it God reaches out to us?

  “God is holy and just. In all his deeds, God is true to himself and faithful to his promises. In contrast, we act in opposition to our true selves and break our covenant promises. Rather than...

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quote: on sin and spiritual suicide

To do evil is to suffer evil and all sin is suicide. Alexander Maclaren

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quote: on humanity & racism

God created one race, the human race. Human beings created racism. Jane Elliott

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links to 10 items worth your time

1. Advent is Actually Quite Political [essential reading] “The real question is not whether our churches are political, but whether we’re aware of it. Are we thoughtfully considering the ways that our...

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my books: friends & counselors #7

George Knight, in his comments on Leviticus 4.13-5.13 – which happens to be a portion of our reading today in the IMMERSE Bible reading project at MoSt Church – makes the following, moving observation...

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