True Identity

Three different identities jumped out at me while reading through Acts 22 the other day.
First, the political superiority identity of the Romans.
Second, the racial and religious superiority identity of the Jews.
And third, Paul. Both Jew and Roman citizen, he placed his identity fully into neither. Rather, he identified himself as a former enemy and now [...]

Music Project

Here is a very rough first look at some music that my good friend James and I are working on for our alt-country project. The first is a reworking of the hymn O the Deep Deep Love of Jesus:

There will hopefully be more to come over the next few weeks as we find time to [...]

Another Good Hand

Thinking more about the good hand of God and reading some Spurgeon, I came across this in a sermon on 1 Corinthians 4:7, in which he unpacks a little bit of what a Godly man looks like who credits all to the good hand of God.
You shall always find that men upon their knees, if [...]

The Good Hand

Reading through Ezra 7 this morning I was struck, proverbially, by the hand of the Lord. Three times it shows up.
“For the hand of the Lord his God was on him” (v6), “For the good hand of his God was on him” (v9), and “I took courage, for the hand of the Lord my God [...]