No more Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, casting out demons, fasting, or church discipline. Ever. Under any circumstance. Why? Because people always take these things to unbiblical extremes. Wouldn’t want to end up on that path, so we’ll stay away from it altogether. And while we’re tossing out bad bathwater, we’ll toss out the “good … More The “Good Works” Baby
A few odds-n-ends to spice up your already delightful October. First, a song to sing. {And by that, I mean you can sing it.} Part of an upcoming album by Scott Cornish. With lead vocals by a college friend, Isaac Frasure. Makes this musician happy because it’s in 12/8 {educated guess}. Text adapted from Psalm 145. … More October Odds-n-Ends 0.1
“We should listen more often than we speak. Why else did God give us two ears, but only one mouth?” Well, he may have had other reasons, but I think we’d agree that holding our tongues and being careful to listen is a virtue. And one spoken of often in Scripture. Take, for instance, James 1:19: … More A Case of Two Ears & One Mouth
If you know me, you know I love words. If I had to name a few favorites . . . Rural – because it’s impossible to pronounce. Colonel – because the spelling makes zero sense. {Or is it the pronunciation?} Effect/Affect – because I have to think for 5 minutes before I get it right. … More stumbling over words
We’re talking about a spirit. And we’re asking whose it is. Join us. The spirit is life. Is the Holy Spirit life? Or are our spirits life? I’d say, either one. The spirit is life because of righteousness. Would we say the Holy Spirit is anything because of righteousness? Sure seems like strange wording anyway. … More a capital spirit
Journey of the Word 