August 2020
August 2
Day 141: Refiner's Fire Intellectually, we may all agree that we each learn more through trials than we do in easy times. Emotionally, however, none of us are disposed to desire trials or suffering. Part of this is because our Creator God made us to be self-protective. As children we learn not to touch hot […]
August 1
Day 140: Diamond-Hard The last few verses of Zechariah chapter 7 give a brief yet accurate synopsis of Old Testament history. "They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets." Deb and I are watching (mind […]
August 21
Day 160: Autopsy of a Dead and Dying Church As I've mentioned in posts past, something between 8,000 and 12,000 churches in North America will close their doors for good this year. Staggering thought, really. Certainly, some of those closures will be attributed to financial constraints related to Covid, and rightly so. Other closures (like […]