Last Thursday and Friday, a then acquaintance-in-the-Gospel, now brother-in-the-Gospel came to visit our great city. Gordon Duncan is pastor of Sovereign King Church in Garner, NC (http://www.sovereignkingpca.net). I loved having coffee with him on Thursday night. We talked about everything, from family to churches, to paedobaptism (he convinced me – not easy to do), to [...]
How many times, when we discussing a new proposal or idea and want someone’s opinion of it, do we ask a biased question? We slant the question to make our opinion of the matter seem more logical or obvious. Besides being dishonest, it’s also not how Jesus led. Jesus would ask point blank questions, presenting [...]
I’ve been reading in 1 Samuel lately, and today was a devotion in chapter 3. This verse came out in my reading:
And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
This is spectacular. How often do our words and ideas hit brick walls, and fizzle out? [...]