From Master Class: Instruction in the Mastery of Wisdom — Lesson One The Fear of the Lord is the theological key to the book of Proverbs, authored by Solomon. It is the foundation (1:7; 9:10). The treasure of God’s wisdom will forever be locked away from those without the key. What does “The fear of … Continue reading The Fear of the Lord
Snow (Done)
I married a lady who loves adventure. She has taught me a lot about how to experience exhilaration away from a computer screen. Now, I am not much for lengthy blogs, as you have probably noticed, but our last adventure was so memorable, I thought I would bring you along. The Clark Fam followed our … Continue reading Snow (Done)
You Have to Snowball
There are very few events filled with more hope, then the day you see a new church start. It’s like seeing a baby born. The hope is sustained when you see this new church stand. As many church plants fail, it is wonderful to see this new born stand and begin to walk. But where … Continue reading You Have to Snowball
How to Use a Shovel
The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance and The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge are the shovel and pickaxe that assist you in digging into the scriptures. Here is a guide how to use the shovel. The guide for the pickaxe will come later. The New Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance has Five Sections Main Concordance Dictionary of Hebrew … Continue reading How to Use a Shovel
You Have to be Sent
When you build a house you will be wanting to paint it and decorate it. That is part of the building process. But is that what makes a house into a beautiful home? In the same way we want more than just to build God’s house, we want it to be beautiful. We want his … Continue reading You Have to be Sent
You Have to Succeed
It was Winston Churchill who said, It is no use saying that we are doing our best. We must succeed in doing that which is necessary. Of all the "Have to's" involved in building God's House; the most inescapable is that, we have to succeed. But what does success look like when it comes to … Continue reading You Have to Succeed
The Only Two Books You’ll Need
But what about the bible? Okay, Okay!! Of course you need the bible first and foremost above all else. You happy now!! But then, honestly, I don’t consider the bible to be just a “book”. Yeah, so who’s the spiritual one now - loser. Seriously though, when it comes to engaging in real bible study … Continue reading The Only Two Books You’ll Need
YouTube Bible
Ok, the short answer is YouTube, by itself, is a terrible place to learn the bible. No scholarly paper or journal would ever quote YouTube as a credible source. YouTube is entertainment. You can say whatever you want on there — and they do. Having said that, it’s not all bad. There are loads of … Continue reading YouTube Bible
Bond, James Bond
In Ezra chapter one the returning and rebuilding of God’s house started with God stirring a man in his spirit. That is how God’s work always begins. Someone is awoken. Someone is moved to action. When was the last time you were stirred in your spirit? We are often like a James Bond martini. It … Continue reading Bond, James Bond
Make Mistakes
Everything I have learned in life has been the result of trial and error. Sinning against Go should scare you to death, but you should never be afraid of mistakes. Talk about Jesus, get involved, start something, write something down, teach, serve. Jump in. Say it wrong. Do it wrong. The things you will learn … Continue reading Make Mistakes
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