by Lake on February 14th, 2009

I am frequently haunted by the words in the Bible. I don’t mean that they appear visibly, like a ghost might, but that they force their way into my mind as I lie sleepless in the early hours of the morning. So, on nights like these, I get out of bed and go [...]

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by Lake on January 9th, 2009

I just finished Haddon Robinson’s wonderful book, Biblical Preaching. The man is a wonderful writer, as shown in the book, but he is also a gifted pastor and the embodiment of humble love.
When I visited Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary last year, I was privileged to have two meals at a table with Dr. Robinson, and [...]

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by Lake on January 6th, 2009

Update: I’d really appreciate suggestions and prayer as I prepare to teach on Sunday. To aid in that, I’d like to test this retweet ability powered by HubSpot. So, for any of you that use Twitter, I’d appreciate you clicking this button and helping me out. Thanks!

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by Lake on December 29th, 2008

Erik Reece’s article, “Jesus Without The Miracles,” breaks my heart in many places, and confuses me in others. Reece bases his thoughts on Thomas Jefferson’s Bible excerpts, which I wrote about in my last post, and the Gospel of Thomas.

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by Lake on November 26th, 2008

Our modern world has blessed us with easy access to vast stores of information, including many works by old theologians.
I just downloaded and began reading a compilation of letters by John Newton, written to a young pastor. I may have pulled the book from a digital library, but the age-old advice is beautiful and [...]

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by Lake on October 25th, 2008

A few scattered points about God’s faithfulness:
The RSV translation explains God’s faithfulness in this way:
God is one “with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” -James 1:17
Thankfully, God does not change in any way. If He were to change upon a whim, as do we all, nothing would be sure. If [...]

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by Lake on October 23rd, 2008

This Sunday I plan to teach on the faithfulness of God, and before I begin studying commentaries and the opinions of others, I want to get some of my own thoughts on paper (figuratively, of course - who still uses paper?). While it could be interesting to no one other than me, I’m going [...]

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by Lake on August 28th, 2008

It is comforting to watch God work repeatedly in the same area of my life; He doesn’t just show me a flaw and walk away. Instead, He teaches me and guides me faithfully and consistently. In light of my last post, I’ve been seeing the idea of sin and forgiveness in everything I [...]

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by Lake on January 26th, 2008

Scripture has been on my mind a great deal lately, and that always leads me back to the words of Jesus in John 5. In talking to the Pharisees about His identity, Jesus turns the conversation to the Old Testament.
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life
Jesus strikes [...]

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by Lake on September 6th, 2006

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. - Genesis 3:6, NASB
From that terrible [...]

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