Minister’s Post
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. I heard a statement this past week that stuck with me. It went like this, “Words are the bullets in truth’s bandolier. And poets are the snipers.” I am not entirely…
Over 50 years ago, Tim LaHaye published Spirit-Controlled Temperament (which I highly recommend). In it, he outlines four basic temperaments: warm and fun-loving (sanguine); hot, active, strong-willed (choleric); analytical, gifted, sensitive (melancholy); calm, cool, easygoing, well-balanced (phlegmatic). The identification of these four basic temperaments is nothing new. In fact, as LaHaye states, these four were…
They can be helpful, kind, true, encouraging, uplifting, cheerful, supportive, hopeful, generous, lavish, beneficial, valuable, proper, holy, wholesome, constructive, useful, profitable, practical, positive, good, praiseworthy, soothing, honorable, honest, excellent, healing, peaceful, instructive, stimulating, thought- provoking, bold, visionary, fervent, stirring, well-timed, fitting, appropriate, friendly, gentle, and inviting. They also can be harmful, hateful, vicious, indecorous, vulgar,…
Preparation. A stairway. Second story space. Table. Bread. Wine. Friends. Yearly celebration. Prophecy. Prayer. Ominous proclamation. Somber dispositions. Discussion. Two hands meet. Confirmation. Perplexity. Concern. Grief. Bewilderment. Confusion. Disorientation. Disbelief. A question. An answer. An exit. Prophecy of abandonment. A bold reply. A prophetic retort. One doubles down. All double down. They walk. He commands.…
We lock the doors and windows to our homes. We wear seatbelts when we drive or ride in vehicles. We wear helmets (and sometimes more) when we ride bicycles. We wear helmets and, usually, special clothing when we ride motorcycles—gloves, leathers, boots. Law enforcement and military wear Kevlar. We remove dangerous trees from our yards.…