And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts,… Read More »
A Pilgrims Life
C.S. Lewis in his “Reflections on the Psalms,” writes these words; “A man can’t be always defending the truth; there must be a time to feed on it.” In our journey in life and with Christ we must have a time to feed on the truth which is the Word of God. If we are… Read More »
Biblical Love and Evangelism
What does it mean to love in terms of Evangelism? Throughout 25 years of ministry term biblical love and evangelism have been modified multiple times. As we have seen a decline in church attendance and baptism, the culprit often is the term love. Many see the decline and attribute the decline due to the lack… Read More »
Presuppositions
For the past 5 to 10 years, Progressives have shouted out the statement, “Follow the Science.” They have used that phrase during Covid, climate change, and much more. The problem with that statement is that they do not mean simply “Follow the Science.” What they mean by that is follow the science that is based… Read More »
What’s wrong with this picture?
As a Christian, I have a vast number of responsibilities to the Lord, to my family, to the church, and to my community. One of those responsibilities is my prayer life. My prayer life should be a time of worship, repentance (for myself), and pleading for God to work to bring about a revival to… Read More »
The Prophets Agony (Habakkuk 1:1-4)
As we begin our journey through the book of Habakkuk here at White Oak. Each week the devotional from our book will be posted here. Our prayer is that this study will transform our hearts and minds, as we seek to be about the business of the Kingdom. I think each one of us can… Read More »
Passion Week (2023)
As I sit at my desk in my office at the church this morning and reflect and meditate on Passion Week, much is flowing through my heart and mind. Today marks the 9th anniversary of my dad’s passing and that got me meditating on the promise and hope of the gospel. Because of the work… Read More »
Protect the Egg
Growing up one my favorite movies was The Karate Kid. A few years ago Netflix created a series called Cobra Kai based on the movies Karate Kid (1,2, and 3). In season 5, we find an episode that deals with the idea of working together. In the episode, Chozen (one of the Karate teachers) is… Read More »
Trusting God’s Sovereign Direction (Habakkuk 3)
Habakkuk 3:16-19 I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us. Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord 17 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor… Read More »
KINGDOM THINKING
How we think and our thought process in general matter when it comes to the Kingdom of God. In Matthew 16:21-23, we find the story of Peter attempting to rebuke Jesus for his statement of the gospel journey that was ahead of him. “From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must… Read More »