Ancient Paths in a Modern World

"Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls." 

Commentary

  • Sexuality and Christianity

    I am troubled by how we have become so over aware of sexuality. Most every advertisement, every song, every article of clothing, every thought has been steered towards sex and sexual attraction. Sex, being a perk of life and the point of procreation is a wonderful facet of life. Despite popular opinion it is not Read more

  • following Him

    John 1:35-37 On the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples, and having looked on Jesus walking, he saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God;’ and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus. If you rightly teach people to hear the voice of the Lord and follow Him, eventually they’ll quit listening Read more

  • Politicians and Religious Leaders

    Mark 8:11-15 (YLT) The Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the heaven, tempting him; and having sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith, `Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.’ And having left them, having Read more

  • Formation: James 1:8

    The Book of James Discipleship Meeting: My view of a discipleship meeting vs. any other meeting is that discipleship is about learning how to better walk with Jesus. The meeting is not about “worshiping” as in music, it’s about New Testament worship, the laying down of our lives (Romans 12:1). The meeting is not about having Read more

  • Formation: James 1:1-7

    Notes from our Thursday night discipleship group: We’ve considered podcasting our meetings but have opted out of that option for several reasons. The most prominent being that we haven’t wanted to allow any level of a performance mentality to enter into our gathering. When we gather we gather to meet Jesus, and when we open Read more

  • heart rending awareness

    “Rend your heart, and not your garments” Joel 2:13 “Let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him — this Jesus whom ye did crucify.’ And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, `What shall we Read more

  • get rich!?

    Let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation, and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away; for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also Read more

  • Bust Your Bubble

    Little children, guard yourselves from idols. 1 John 5:21 Guard yourselves from idols. Guard yourselves from idols! Guard yourselves from idols? What does that mean? Why such emphasis? It’s the last sentence in arguable one of the most profound books of the Bible. “Guard yourselves from idols.” To ease into this passage I think we must Read more

  • Order.

    God did not and does not create and rule out of a mode of order.   God is gracious and loving and beautiful and perfect and forgiving and kind and all-knowing and gentle and wise and spontaneous  and Holy and tenderhearted and romantic and long-suffering and good and understanding and just… And out of His Read more

  • Cute!

    As Christians, we are so enamored with the Love of God that we get drunk and belligerent under it’s influence. At certain points we even believe that our understanding of Him is elite. That everyone else doesn’t understand the ways of God as well as we do. I’m pretty sure God think it’s cute when we Read more