Advertising the Gospel April 07, 2008 I have been to the conferences that tell you how to market the church, and have seen the efforts by [http://bp0.blogger.com/_vAzOWT9yZyI/R_uDLep6KhI/AAAAAAAAABg/gm3jsmI-qZk/s1600-h/banner.
Help in the Pit March 31, 2008 Many thanks to you who have prayed for the situation regarding my mother [http://sycamorerpc.blogspot.com/2008/03/coming-down-from-mountain.html] and sent messages. Though she remains in the deep
Love Never Fails March 24, 2008 Tending to the situation regarding my mother [http://sycamorerpc.blogspot.com/2008/03/coming-down-from-mountain.html] has kept me from several extracurriculars the past three weeks, of which blogging is one.
Coming Down from the Mountain March 04, 2008 From February 28 through March 1, I attended the annual meeting of our presbytery in Orlando, Florida. Though I must honestly confess that I normally have a fleshly aversion to these all day,
A Son of Abraham February 25, 2008 As I grew up outside of Christ and His church, never venturing beyond the bounds of the South and Midwest, my view of the world was extremely limited and ill-informed even into
John Frum Day February 18, 2008 It was the day after Valentine's Day. John Frum Day, that is. It is celebrated every year on February 15th. Missed it, you say? You should thank the Lord. In the
Seeing the Unseen February 07, 2008 Tragically, last week an unusual storm system for the winter produced at least 68 tornadoes in the south [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/02/06/tornadoes/index.html], leading to widespread
Mercy with a Bite February 04, 2008 Ever noticed how often Jesus would meet a request for help with silence, a hard question, a reproach, an impossible demand or even an apparent refusal? The Syrophoenician woman's story in
Some Mean Preaching January 28, 2008 With all our talk in Reformed circles about the importance of preaching, might not experience call that into question? Might not some disagree simply by observation? Please understand. If you told me Reformed
The Fountain of Youth January 21, 2008 "A willing people in Thy day of power shall come to Thee,Thy youth arrayed in holiness like morning dew shall be." Psalm 110, from The Book of Psalms for Singing
Cell Phone Etiquette 101 January 14, 2008 My father-in-law Ron likes to call himself Jethro on occasion. This is done in honor of Moses' father-in-law who (Ron is always glad to remind me) gave wise
Hope for Eternity January 09, 2008 After a three-month hiatus from the blogosphere, today marks my return. Lord willing, I hope to write Monday mornings and then post. So if you are interested in tuning into a weekly