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PANDEMIC PERSPECTIVE POST #2

Posted on March 21, 2020Leave a comment

“I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.”
– Psalm 37:25 (NKJV)

“The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.”
– Psalm 34:10 (NKJV)

“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
– Philippians 4:19 (NKJV)

Today I am thinking of all the people in my church, community, and nation that are losing or have lost their job or source of income. I am also mindful of those who have retirement monies in the stock market (as I do) and are watching their accounts diminish. People are anxious and candidly, fearful, about what the future holds. If you are a Christian you know that God holds the future, but when the culture is in chaos and life is tentative, panic is a real enemy.

Pandemic Perspective Post #1

Posted on March 21, 2020Leave a comment

“And we know that God CAUSES all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28 (NASB)

Everything begins with a thought (Proverbs 23:7). You will not navigate this pandemic crisis unless you seize your thought life. When Timothy said that we were not to succumb to the spirit of fear, he contrasted in part with having a “sound” or healthy mind (2 Timothy 1:7). You will not navigate this current crisis successfully as a Christian unless you understand that there is a war raging for your mind at this very moment. Whoever (or whatever) wins that battlefield, will ultimately determine the quality of your life. In order to primarily help myself, I am going to post some Pandemic Perspective moments to help renew my mind. You are welcome to check in and to whatever extent it helps you…well…to God be the glory.

New Wineskins and Civic Engagement

Posted on March 6, 20202 Comments

“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse. ²²And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

Mark 2:21-22

I have heard more than my fair share of sermons on new wine and the accompanying wineskins. The words of Jesus are found in all of the synoptic gospels, so obviously the writers (inspired by the Holy Spirit) considered this teaching to be important. The tricky part, as it sometimes can be with numerous Scriptures, is how such passages are to be applied.
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Who Shall Rule?

Posted on January 9, 2020Leave a comment

Every four years there is a national election in the United States to determine who we want as President, as well as a number of other less prestigious, but no less important government positions. It’s a time when we will be inundated with political commercials and commentary concerning who are civil leaders should be. We will face the questions which will ask us who we should reelect and who we should run out of office. We will filter out (hopefully) the lies, inaccuracies and embellishments. We, as an electorate, will mostly think within the binary box of republicans and democrats, which in itself is a frustrating paradigm because it predominantly leaves us with the feeling that we are forced to choose between the lesser of two “evils”.
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Positioned For Prosperity In 2020

Posted on January 7, 2020Leave a comment

Prosperity is one of those words which seems to either be exploited or eschewed in Christian circles today. The concept has abundant representation from both its advocates and detractors. There seems to be little “middle” ground when it comes to the two tangents of the prosperity pendulum. That’s unfortunate, because prosperity isn’t an evil concept; nor is it a gimmick. Prosperity, rightly understood, is one of the tools the Lord uses to expand His Kingdom work at large, as well as with individuals.
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