Monthly Archives: August 2011

Being encouraged by our great God as He works in fellow Christians to encourage each of us and use us to encourage one another is a wonderful blessing! o God’s infallible Word commands us to encourage one another often.  “Encourage … Continue reading →

Warning Light #4 on the dashboard of our lives is . . . An Unhealthy View of Failure! “How do I respond to failure or being exposed as a sinner?”  [You can either allow it to define you the rest … Continue reading →

I want to thank everyone for their encouragement to “kindle afresh the gift of God which is in me” and resume teaching in the new ministry format right here in Atlanta.  “For God has not given us a spirit of … Continue reading →

Warning Light #3: A Wrong Sense of Grace & Fairness “How do I respond to working hard and being ignored when the less-deserving are rewarded and promoted?”  [Hopefully you employ 1 John 1:9 regarding self-pity and begin claiming the promises … Continue reading →

Here’s Warning Light #2, from Tom Hovestol’s book, Extreme Righteousness, Seeing Ourselves in the Pharisees:  [There is a purpose in this series of posts by the way and we will get to that after the 4th warning light] A Shallow … Continue reading →

Are the warning lights of self-righteous Pharasaism present in your life?  Here’s warning light #1 from Tom Hovestol’s book, Extreme Righteousness: Seeing Ourselves in the Pharisees. A Contemptuous View of Others “Do I compare myself with others and look down … Continue reading →

That’s a harrowing statement for those of us who are blinded to our own self-righteousness.  I’ve been reading the book, “Extreme Righteousness:  Seeing Ourselves in the Pharisees,” authored by Tom Hovestol.  The book has been an eye opener.  Outside of … Continue reading →

Thus far I have visited three churches over the past three Sundays.  I won’t list the names but wow, how different they are from welcoming you to everything else under the morning sun. God keeps on teaching me things to … Continue reading →

Sometimes you never know they are present, but God always sends them at the right time.  King David had sewn to the wind for over a year.  We all know the story and the whirlwind that he suffered, yet afterward … Continue reading →

God has me church hopping these days which is something I have wanted to do for quite sometime. So in light of Hebrews 10:25 and a call from a Gittite (2 Sam. 15:15-21) – more on friends from Gath later … Continue reading →