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Five Foolish Things that Make You Wise
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. 1 Cor. 1:27 At first, I struggled with what foolish things confounded the wise as I was having my daily time with the Lord. Then I had to laugh because if most people in the world were to watch me on a regular basis, they might find me somewhat foolish. The life of a writer involves a lot of brooding while staring into the distance. I used to imagine that life as a writer meant reading constantly (well,…
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The Supernatural Life of the Believer
I had a former student complain to me recently that the problem with ‘some charismatics’ is that they see a demon behind every tree as if every event was somehow supernatural. The real problem is, of course, that every event is supernatural, at least if we are doing it right and really, even if we aren’t. But I understand the sentiment because, after all, the supernatural appears to us as vague and indistinct. Our bacon and eggs in the morning; those are real. The gentle nudge of the Holy Spirit, maybe not so much. But all of Christianity hinges on a supernatural reality that leads to another supernatural reality. After…