When he threw the merchants and money changers out of the temple, Jesus said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers."Mark 11:17 The "you" is plural and probably refers to the … [Continue reading]
Henry Cloud on Failure
In reading his book Changes that Heal, I ran across this statement by Henry Cloud: “Our failures do not surprise [God]. If they surprise us, it is only because we have too high an opinion of ourselves.” What else can I say? If you are … [Continue reading]
He will deliver
These verses are on my mind as I write this post: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.”Psalm 120:1–2, ESV The psalmist starts with the understanding that his … [Continue reading]
Welcome to the club
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”Mark 2:17 (ESV) If there is one thing that should distinguish the Christian church, it should be an open admission of our need … [Continue reading]
