That's right. Clams swim. Letter to the Editor: You quoted several Old Testament instances where men were covered and women were uncovered. However, don't you suppose that Christ, the ...
March Letters to Help Us March on out of Here
The Time Is Now
“Have You not spoken? Is it not now in motion?
I pray that the smoke from the kindling would flare.
I ask that the straining dam would just burst.
I pray that dark clouds would simply appear
And that grace from Your Heaven would simply commence.”
21 Prayers, p. 87
Definition
“Antisemitism is the notion that Jews are uniquely malevolent and destructive in their cultural, economic, and political influence in the world.”
American Milk and Honey, pp. 190-191
21 Theses on Head Coverings for Women
Thesis #1: The question of head coverings in Corinth cannot be handled simplistically. The apostle Peter says that there are some things in Paul’s letters that are difficult to understand (2 Pet. 3:16). So our first task is to come to grips with the fact that his teaching on head coverings is among them. Some …
The Holy Spirit Works the Room
Acts of the Apostles (24): Sermon Video Introduction: This episode is the second time in Acts when the Lord makes a point of introducing two people to one another by supernatural means. The ...
A Great Parable
“Remember the parable of Chariots of Fire. In that movie, both Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are great athletes. They both earn their medal in the Olympics. But Harold Abrahams, the Jew, runs under the law, while Eric Liddell, the Christian, runs under the pleasure of God. The Jews still run like Harold Abrahams. Americans used to run like Eric Liddell. Let the reader understand.”
American Milk and Honey, p. 186
Stepping Out
“Whether feeling appointed or not, I now pray
That through faith I would act as appointed by You.
Whether feeling anointed by Your Spirit or not,
I pray I would speak as one having great power.
Whether feeling authority, I pray that through faith,
I would speak as a prophet having authority.”
21 Prayers, pp. 85-86
Throw Down the Enclaves
“I ask that this service of worship this morning
Would thrown down all enclaves of resistance to You
That operate here, that exist in our town,
Among men of influence, those who hold power,
In each of our families, in circles of friends.
Disrupt them all, I ask now, I pray You.”
21 Prayers, p. 83
And Probably a Good One
Liking the Challenge
“Americans have been remarkably free of the fuel that causes antisemitism to burn really hot, and, as already argued, that fuel is envy. Americans have not been threatened by this ‘high performance people’ largely because Americans have historically been a high performance people themselves. We appreciate and like the competition.”
American Milk and Honey, pp. 185-186