I’ve often wondered what the deal is with prayer. Does God really need me to tell him that something bad is going on somewhere and he needs to fix it? For instance, last night I prayed for China. I want the Chinese communist party to fall and to fade quietly into history. Why does GodContinue reading “Prayer and the will”
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No Taste for the Corruptible
No Taste for the Corruptible I often used to wonder how the genealogy of Jesus really made any difference because it traces his lineage through Joseph who, as we know, had nothing to do with the conception of Jesus. Mary was a virgin. She was impregnated by the Holy Spirit not by Joseph. Someone onceContinue reading “No Taste for the Corruptible”
One part doubt, equal part faith
One part doubt, equal part faith Adoration June 27, 2014 I came here tonight somewhat like a person dragging a moaning child to the dentist. My spirit rebels. Is it my spirit or my mind, my logos or my pathos? Perhaps it is logos. I doubt. I confess this sin: that I doubt. It isContinue reading “One part doubt, equal part faith”
Double-bagging
In 1986, when I was sixteen, my best friend Jon helped me get a job at the local Safeway in Oklahoma City bagging groceries. We thought we were cool because we could earn money to buy our own Polo cologne, fill up our tanks with gas for cruising on Friday nights, and buy our ownContinue reading “Double-bagging”
RL Martin 