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OT Wisdom

Popular posts: PJ Smyth on suffering, sickness and healing

August 19, 2011

During Adrian’s month away from the blog, he has hand-picked a selection of the most popular posts of the year so far to re-run. Today we feature,  “PJ Smyth on suffering, sickness and healing.” PJ Smyth’s practical theology of healing and suffering came out of his personal experience of cancer. This was not just another [...]

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TOAM PJ Smyth on Suffering, sickness and healing

July 14, 2011

This evening during the worship we were encouraged to make the following prophetic declarations that are all part of our history together. Half of the room called out each promise to the other half who replied “We will!” Remember we can do more together than we can apart Remember we are called to change the [...]

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Don’t Get Your Timing Wrong!

November 12, 2009

A major factor in wisdom is timing. What can be a godly act one day in one situation may be grievous folly another. Some situations call for tact and biding your tongue. Other call for boldness and a determination to challenge sin openly. Even kind words can be uttered at the wrong time. No wonder [...]

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Final Post On Wisdom

September 9, 2009

This concludes my miniseries on wisdom. There is much benefit to meditating carefully on these Bible verses. 13. It is sometimes wise to say nothing! Prov 17:28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.Prov 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but [...]

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More On Wisdom

September 8, 2009

I continue today sharing some notes on wisdom. 7. God’s Word Imparts Wisdom Prayer for wisdom and the anointing some have does not remove the need for us to seek God’s wisdom in the Bible: Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making [...]

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Lessons From A Brief History of Wisdom

September 8, 2009

I have been doing some thinking about wisdom before I began this blog break. I want to share some notes with you over the next few days that I made that basically do a whistlestop tour of what the Bible has to say on this subject. 1. Wisdom in the Bible Seems to Get off [...]

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Should We "Let It All Out"?

April 18, 2009

Today many value “honesty” and “openness,” and it is argued that we should ventilate our feelings or else risk damaging ourselves by bottling them up. We are also told that cynicism is wise, and we should not be gullible, but instead critical. The truth is, little thought is given to how giving full vent to [...]

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Avoiding the Despair Inherent in Open Theism

April 14, 2009

I once reviewed an excellent book which demolishes the neoliberal arguments of “0pen theism“|. Although it is not mentioned too often, I understand that these dangerous and heretical ideas are far from dead. I thought I would share the following conclusion from a theological journal article I found on my Logos Bible Software. The Lord [...]

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TOAM08 – Keith Hazell – Prophets and Prophets Together: A Fuller Picture

July 10, 2008

This morning I attended the second session of the training track, Prophetic Encounter. This session was entitled “Prophets and Prophets Together Giving a Fuller Picture.” The New Testament refers to prophetic bands. Prophets working together often results in releasing the prophetic gift in greater measure, to the enhancement and greater health of the local church. [...]

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SERMON – Work, Rest, and Play: The 4th Commandment

April 6, 2008

Yesterday morning I preached a sermon at Jubilee. The following notes are almost identical to the notes I used while preaching. You can download the audio or listen to it right here. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is [...]

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29th Most Read Post: Josh Harris on Being Discipled by C. J. Mahaney

January 3, 2008

No. 29 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on December 20, 2005, when I interviewed Josh Harris, pastor of Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This is the first of several interviews that will appear on the top 30 list. In this interview, I talked with Josh about discipleship. AdrianWelcome to [...]

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Driscoll on the Defeat of Shame and the Scotland MP3s

November 28, 2007

The MP3s of three talks from Mark Driscoll’s recent visit to Scotland are now online. The first one is the only one I was there for, and for which I wrote notes. God’s Plan for the Church in This City (right click to download MP3). Sex—A Study of the Good Bits from the Song of [...]

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Your Chance to Save Lange’s Commentary for Future Generations

June 1, 2007

I got the following in an email from Logos. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this work and ensuring it is passed down to future generations who will increasingly use only electronic books, now is your chance. It could be a good investment of $200. Lange’s Commentary on the Holy Scriptures is [...]

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Lloyd-Jones Monday – Is the Bible Authoritative?

May 29, 2006

Well, so far the Doctor is doing quite well in joining my challenge to blog through the Together for the Gospel Statement. Last week he explored the importance of doctrine itself. Today he addresses the same issues raised in the first article of the statement we are examining together, which addresses the authority of Scripture. [...]

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March 30, 2006

links for 2006-03-30 Anthony Bradley on the Forgotten Side of Sin “Many traditions have reduced sin to rebellion and have skipped over the fact that people have been sinned against in ways that have left them living as the walking wounded, often acting out sinfully as a way to self-medicate pain.” (tags: sin pastoral) Blind [...]

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INTERVIEW – Josh Harris On Being Discipled by C. J. Mahaney

December 20, 2005

UPDATE In January of 2008, the following post was identified as the 29th most widely read post on this blog. The 30th most-read post was “How to Use the Google Calendar.” This is the first of several interviews that appeared in the top-30 list. In this interview I talked with Josh Harris about being discipled [...]

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Up the Creek Seafood Cakes: An Anointed Delicacy for Worship and Evangelism

September 5, 2005

Up the Creek Seafood Cakes: An ‘Anointed’ Delicacy for Worship and Evangelism There are a few delicacies in this world that I have created a special category for in my mind called ‘anointed.’ These menu items, found at various restaurants across this fruited plain, have captured my tastebuds and held them captive momentarily in a [...]

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Lets talk about sex…………..and the supremacy of Christ

June 13, 2005

They say that the Victorians loved to talk about death but never mentioned sex. In the modern world we have reveresed that trend. Todays group book review from diet of bookworms is of a substantial work bringing together contributions from some outstanding Christian authors on the subject of sex and the supremacy of Christ. Contibutors [...]

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Unveiled Face

May 28, 2005

Unveiled Face has a great post about Ecclesiastes 12 and futility also citing Romans 8, and 1 Peter 1 he says: Wow! Only in Christ can we see two amazing truths: (1) That God himself subjected all of creation to futility, and (2) that in Christ, this futility itself is redeemed – futility becomes hope, [...]

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