Setting up a new blog
I was busy all day long, but I am glad I did. I put a new WordPress blog, fiddled with the template a little bit, and lo! I came with a full-featured website fo...
Category: faith
Oh well… (and thank you, Lord!)
This is Friday evening, and I am extremely tired. But I am happy; a longtime issue of my wife (and therefore my own) is on its way to getting solved. Please pra...
Devotional – October 6, 2004
Thus says the Word of God: Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. (Isaiah 26:4, ESV) Isaiah the prophet gives us a joyous invitatio...
On Deliberate Obfuscation
Update Oct-06: Some clarifications and corrections added. A new example was added as well. This post from Challies.com got me thinking. The post is well-argued ...
The Bible, English Standard Version
As an Hispanic Christian, my spiritual life was and is still being shaped by the beauty and accuracy of the Spanish Reina-Valera 1960 version of the Holy Bible....
Blind Herd Instinct
As one would come to expect of him, Ed has a talent to write clearly, in an almost brutal way, about touchy subjects. In his latest writing, Blind Herd Instinct...
Devotional – September 22, 2004
Thus says the Word of God: “Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” (Romans 15:7, ESV) The world where we l...
Sermon: The Discipline of Prayer
Sermon preached on Villa Morra Baptist Church on August 22, 2004, 19.00 (Regular church evening service) Text: (2) Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchfu...
Devotional – August 25, 2004
Thus says the Word of God: Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. (Psalm 119:165, ESV) It is commonplace to state that GodR...
Devotional – August 11, 2004
Thus says the Word of God: I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. (Psalms 119:14, KJV) We again enjoy the never ending riches ...
An Idea Whose Time has Come
My fellow namesake Ed considered two weeks ago on his blog the question of ministering to geeks/coders. Almost immediately Josiah jumped in and called for a fre...
Devotional – July 28, 2004
Thus says the Word of God: I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14, ESV) Paul the apostle talks ab...
Devotional, July 21
Thus says the Word of God: “I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.” (Psalms 119:30, KJV) Each verse of Psalm 119, that...
Christian Spammers Should be Disciplined
Tim shared with us a terrific idea whose time has come: A blacklist of Christian spammers. I just cannot tell you how much spam I receive each day from well-mea...
A New Reformation
Someone gave me this cartoon by mail. Enter into the picture at the left for the larger image (I’ve provided a thumbnail solely due to aesthetic reasons)....
Devotional, July 14
Thus says the Word of God: If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. (Jo...