Prayer on the narrow way

It makes much difference whether we come to God as a criminal or a child. . . Our praying must be buttressed by holy living.

It has always been true that holiness is hard. It may have been C. S. Lewis who said that the way of holiness hadn't been tried and found wanting but found hard and left untried.

I recently was asked why there is no real difference between a decent moral pagan and the average church goer. At the time I thought the question telling but I could not think of the fundamental issue. The reality however is that if the is no discern-able difference between a moral pagan and a moral churchgoer then there probably IS no difference.

Until we accept into our behavior the implications of the truth that the WAY is narrow that leads to life, then we are In fact deceived. And until that changes we will lead a mediocre attempt at faith, And nothing we do will satisfy.

Thoughts on prayer

I was revisiting E. M. Bounds this week. There is a sense of distilled clarity in the words of this civil war chaplain. He reminds us quite simply that God himself is the one who says that he answers prayer.

Do we have faith in what God says or not?

Well, do you pray? Do you pray with expectation? Do you pray with the tenacity that Jesus instructs?

Then you do or do not believe. It is as simple as that

God has guaranteed the victory

1 Peter 1 indicates that our holiness and faithfulness come in direct proportion to our clarity in understanding the work of Christ on our behalf.

So on days like today where what I had planed fell through, I look forward to the glorious inheritance, already bought and paid for, and guaranteed with the precious perfect blood of Christ, and I do not loose hope.

The task is beyond me the needs are too much, but my hope is secure!

Crazy hat night

Crazy Hat night.

With as many hats as I get to wear some days I wish I had a pirate on mine!


I have spent the past week juggling Church, church planting, and the AF chaplaincy.

What a convoluted combination of different emphasis, interests and challenges.