#corollaries

Been making some critters as possible adoptables

These are two I created for a couple of my bestest buddies, @commander-manders and @pinksuspect :D

The mark of the beast and love for the Lord - #controversy #attitudes #love

Nothing about the book of Revelation here; I borrow the apocalyptic phrase to note that I’ve been written up. Marked as a false teacher. Relegated to the scourge of the earth. All because of who I associate with. Amazing it’s not happened before now. Well, there have been one or two who took potshots. But nothing as specific and detailed as the X drawn on my forehead this past week. (more…)

Which struggle would you swap yours for? - #temptation #struggles #burdens

Have you ever felt that your personal struggle, temptation, or challenge is especially burdensome? Perhaps you feel your thorn in the flesh is unmentionable. You might consider it more shameful, embarrassing, or onerous than the burdens that others bear. You keep it to yourself, instead of letting other saints help you with it. Or maybe it weighs upon you so much that you speak of it incessantly.…

Get the name right - #Bible #nameofGod #reverence

The Missus was miffed recently when a popular brotherhood effort reprinted a post of mine and misspelled both my names. I’m used to it by now. We’ll let the guilty go unnamed, because they’re good people and it’s an innocent and harmless mistake. Normally careful people have their moments of inattention. I have mine; you, yours, right? Some moments of distraction can burn the house down or drown…

Doctor dragged from United Airlines plane - #news #world #gospel

  The video of a doctor dragged bloodily from a United Airlines flight last Sunday by airport security personnel will long provoke anger, long after the episode is investigated and resolved. The video went viral, and United’s stock has taken a multi-million dollar drop in value. One writer noted that it wasn’t United personnel responsible for the scene, but an airport security person. Regardless,…

The return of 'Water in the plan' - #baptism #friendship #materialism

Yesterday, someone discovered the post on my personal website, from 2011, which shared a link of a podcast by the name “Water in the plan.” I was a guest on Kyle Massengale’s “iQuest” program, and that was the title for the subject of the day. We spent about an hour talking mostly about baptism in all its rich and varied teaching. Since yesterday the post has received over 50 hits. On my site…

Confession: This time it's different - #goodnewsin5words #rebuilding #answers

What follows is something of a confession. Through the years, I’ve felt no shame or embarrassment to invite churches and individuals to financially support our efforts in missions. In the past, I’ve joyfully extended that invitation, believing fully in our task, as I still do. After several occasions, however, where we have lost larger amounts of monthly support, that ease of asking, that freedom…