Joe | September 18, 2009
I read a post the other day over at Parchment and Pen regarding “What Did Christ Mean When He Said …” “let this cup pass from me.”
The post was regarding the doctrine of Jesus being fully God and fully man. If Jesus was truly God, why was He asking if He could be spared the [...]
Category: Acts, Agnosticism, Atheism, Christian Living, Genesis, Isaiah, John, Judgment, Leviticus, Matthew | 5 Comments »
Tags: ark of the covenant, gethsemane, judgment, justice, law, mercy seat, obedience, salvation, sin, yom kippur
Joe | August 24, 2009
We ended last week with Job crying out that he had never been born. From the depths of his despair and pain, he wishes that he had been stillborn or died at birth.
Yet, in spite of all his frustration, never once did he renounce God.
Today, we’ll look at the first response by his friend, Eliphaz, the [...]
Category: Christian Living, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Hebrews, Job, John, Matthew, Proverbs | No Comments »
Tags: Abraham, angels, Job, obedience, Persecution, suffering, trials
Joe | August 12, 2009
I’ve read at least a half dozen books on finding your perfect career or even what you were born to do. In fact, just this past Friday I attended a class at a local community college called “What were you born to do?” I enjoyed the class and I’m eager to dig into the workbook.
On [...]
Category: 1 Kings, Christian Living, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, John, Psalms, Titus | 6 Comments »
Tags: contentment, hope, joy, love, obedience, priorities, wisdom, work
Joe | August 10, 2009
There is so much to be grateful for in my life. It’s my goal during this time of uncertainty to be grateful for all that God has done for me and my family.
Although being out of work is a struggle, there is a blessing around the corner. I know that all trials are “Father-filtered.” He [...]
Category: 1 Timothy, Christian Living, Encouragement | No Comments »
Tags: gratitude, obedience, suffering, trials
Joe | August 7, 2009
Sometimes I think or look back on decisions I’ve made and can see that sometimes God was not with me. What I mean is, I made the decision without the counsel of God or, at the very least, not taking the decision to Him in prayer.
In these past weeks of being unemployed, I’ve gone through [...]
Category: Christian Living, Numbers, Proverbs | 4 Comments »
Tags: ark of the covenant, choices, obedience, pride, priorities, work