December 2011
1 post
November 2011
5 posts
June 2011
11 posts
September 2010
1 post
The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress - Psalm 18
[The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress]
[TO THE CHOIRMASTER. A PSALM OF DAVID, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD, WHO ADDRESSED THE WORDS OF THIS SONG TO THE LORD ON THE DAY WHEN THE LORD RESCUED HIM FROM THE HAND OF ALL HIS ENEMIES, AND FROM THE HAND OF SAUL. HE SAID:]
I love you, O LORD, my strength.
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my...
December 2009
1 post
“When shall my time come, and whom shall it bring?
From where shall it come?...”
– Derric Hartzell - 12/13/2009
November 2009
3 posts
October 2009
3 posts
That's My King by S.M. Lockridge
The Bible says my King is the King of the Jews. He is a King of Israel. He’s the King of righteousness. He’s the King of the ages. He’s the King of heaven. He’s the King of glory. He’s the King of kings and He is the Lord of lords. That’s my King! I wonder… do you know Him? My King is a sovereign King; no means of measure can define His limitless love. He’s enduringly strong....
Suffering
Success is not the greatest platform for sharing the Gospel - Suffering is. In the 23rd Psalm, the goal is not getting through the “Valley of the Shadow of Death”, the goal is to die. We die to sin, selfish desires, and our control and surrender ourselves to Jesus so that he can resurrect us. It is through the persecution of Acts 8:1 that the commission in Acts 1:8 is fulfilled. God...
“The gospel is the good news that God, who is more holy than we can imagine,...”
– Ed Stetzer - Why I Speak to Other Groups and How I Decide
September 2009
4 posts
“I choose the gospel. Come hell or highwater, come a liberal administration in...”
– Jared C. Wilson
For Whose Name’s Sake?: Thoughts on the Culture War
http://gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com/2009/06/for-whose-names-sake-thoughts-on.html
“costly grace confronts us as a gracious call to follow Jesus, it comes as a word...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance,...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
August 2009
11 posts
What I Want
I want to go for a walk to check the fence with Gramma, and wade the creek. I want to hear Grandpa say “close the door Arkansawyer!” I want to eat popcorn and watch old westerns on a cold Sunday afternoon. I want to go fishing and see who can catch the most fish. I want to ask Grandpa questions. I want a big old bowl of butter beans and to eat them sitting in the kitchen at the pull...
The Dying Days of Summer
The Dying Days of Summer are to me the saddest days of all
As the days go quickly marching by, onward into Fall.
The cicada sing, School bells ring, Summer ends again.
“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst...”
– Thomas Paine - Common Sense
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that...”
– The Declaration of Independence
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
– Edmund Burke
“… and I will go as far as Martin Luther, in that strong assertion of his,...”
– C.H. Spurgeon from the sermon “Free Will A Slave”, 1855.
“The legitimacy of the state is created by the consent of its people.”
“In free governments the rulers are the servants and the people their superiors...”
– Thomas Jefferson
Chargers Football - Training Warriors for Christ
As many of you know, our family has worked with the Chargers football program for a number of years. It has been a blessing to our family and I continue to be amazed at the work Jesus is doing in Derric’s life in part because of his being a player for this team. For those of you who may not be familiar with the program, The Lighthouse Christian Chargers football program offers the...
Navigating The Sea of Social Media
Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, MySpace and now Tumblr. Fortunately, I keep them all updated with one application.