It’s hard to believe that someone couldn’t or wouldn’t hear or see something as big and obvious as a train, but sadly, that is not the case. Folk Singer John Prine was affected by the incident of a young altar boy who belonged to an Episcopal church that Prine was working in. The altar boy was struck from behind and killed by a slow moving commuter train. The boy was apparently day-dreaming as he ambled down the tracks. Prine wrote the song Bruised Orange about the incident.

Tune is to hear the connection between trains and discernment...

I admire people who are committed to prison ministry. It's important to heed the Lord's commission to try and reach every tribe, tongue, and nation no matter where they are, in the 10/40 window of the hard and closed countries or behind bars where they cannot come to us in church so we must go to them.

But like everywhere, we need to be careful who we allow 'in' to our mind and soul. Listen in as I discuss discernment.

And that is the crux. It's the reverse of the Pride pics. If it makes me, a Christian, happy to see God's working in families and marriages, visual depictions of a couple's blessing of children or a marriage succeeding under His ordinance and guidance, it must grind the sinner's gears to see them.

Further Resources

Beauty and the Best, RC Sproul

The Beauty of our God, RC Sproul

Should Christians Be Countercultural?

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The Bible tells us to offer hospitality because you never know when we might be entertaining an angel and not know it. But remember, not all angels are sent by God, some are sent by satan. Be wise, discerning, and vigilant. What a blessing it would be to learn in heaven that we HAD entertained an angel!

The simple man defeated the famous philosopher in a debate, stunning even the Philosopher! Tune in to hear what the simple man said,

Book mentioned: James Durham, The Scandal of False Teaching

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Burning Man is coming up next month. A lot of people go.

The event lasts 9 days, and there is a blistering desert heat, lung killing dust, and a long walk to the portapotties. So why do upwards of 80,000 people attend? Music attribution

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There are all different ways to process the theological content we take in. Blogging, talking, sermon notes, journaling, prayer journals, crafting, and Bible art... How do you? Music attribution

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I saw a meme on Facebook that made me laugh. I can't find it again, but it went something like, 'I have prayer ADHD, I start, drift into thinking other things, then come back saying 'Where was I, Lord?'

I think we have all had the same experience.

Our fleshly minds want to think of anything except compass point north, Jesus Christ. It zones out on us, drifts off, creates a grocery list, listens to the birds outside, or the traffic, anything but laser focus on the throne of grace.

Why is it so hard?

The Hidden Life of Prayer by David McIntyre is online for free.

https://www.fivesolas.com/hiddnint.htm