Giving up Infinity
The story of my conversion appeared in our local paper this past weekend. It was adapted from a previous post. Merry Christmas! *** At Christmastime we celebrate the incarnation, when God became human...
View ArticleJesus Our Drug Lord…?
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CONTENT MAY CONTAIN SNARKINESS Recently, I read a couple things about obeying God. Both were clear obedience was not required for salvation. So far, so good. But the writings...
View ArticlePatrick of Ireland—Frank Johnson
This post is by Frank Johnson, a friend and Pastor at Chestnut Street Baptist Church. I thought I would share it in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. *** Imagine: You are 16 and walking along the beach with...
View ArticleDead in the Water
Not long ago, I was going about my day when a bit of pride strutted through my soul. I can’t even remember what it was about. But my reaction was, Ugh. Every thought of my mind is only evil all the...
View ArticleNo Mistake
This is something the Lord said to me years back that I’ve been thinking about: “You are not your mistakes. You are my son.”
View ArticleRepackaged Lie
We all fail in many ways, as James chapter three points out. Some flaws persist for years with only modest change. Recently, I was praying about one of my ongoing flaws. I have told the Lord more than...
View ArticleBears All Things
Sketch by Patrick Murphy: inspiredsketch.blogspot.com “Love…bears all things….” (1 Cor. 13:6-7). Considering what Jesus suffered when He died on the cross, is there anything the Lord wouldn’t call us...
View ArticleLess Is More
I threw my back out last week, resulting in pain and loss of function for a few days. Due to some parallel circumstances, I found myself thinking about the post below, which I wrote about 8 years ago...
View ArticleComfort in Extremity—Christopher Harvey
Library of John Adams & John Quincy Adams I am reading through The Oxford Book of Christian Verse. Over the years, I have enjoyed a number of Christian poets from Ben Jonson to Mary Karr. This...
View ArticleMemoir
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Memoir-e1o6jga *** A month or two ago, a friend acquainted me with a band called My...
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