JESUS MUSINGS
Happy New Year! Everything listed below was encouraging, helpful, or informative to me during the month of December. I hope it blesses you. “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” - Philippians [...]
In his book, How to Pray, Pete Greig makes a fascinating statement about God. He says, "one of the main differences between you and God is that God doesn't think he's you!" Most of us don’t verbalize our replacement of God for self, but it happens all the time. We want what we want when [...]
One of the unfortunate realities of church history is the frequency with which churches have divided over theological differences. It continues to happen today. Issues such as baptism, spiritual gifts, and ordaining women cause Christians to fight and, ultimately, break fellowship. Gavin Ortlund has written a helpful book about navigating the complexities of theology while [...]
There is a vast difference between community in general and biblical community in particular. For instance, Christians are called to lay their lives down for the good of others (John 15:13; 1 John 3:16), whereas much of secular community is about being made much of by others. Also, biblical community holds one another accountable, especially [...]
It seems like everyone is posting lists of their favorite books for 2021. After reviewing many such lists, I felt inspired to share one of my own. None of the titles listed here were published in 2021. These are simply the books I read that stood out to me and made my year a little [...]
“In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”- [...]
There is little cost associated with following Christ these days, at least in the West. The message of self-denial has been replaced with a message of self-promotion. If Jesus helps us along the journey to a fulfilling life, we add him to our list of spiritual and cultural guides. When he challenges our beloved beliefs [...]
Daniel Seabaugh 