L.L. Martin's Blog, page 19
April 12, 2022
Ask ye what great thing I know…Jesus Christ, the crucified
At church Sunday, we sang a hymn (#163 in the UMC hymnal) that I’d never heard before: “Ask Ye What …
April 8, 2022
Jesus! the Name High over All
Jesus! the Name High over All Charles Wesley, 1749 1 Jesus, the Name high over all, in hell or earth …
March 30, 2022
John 3:16, Look and Live
I preached at the assisted living facility this past Sunday, and here is the message. Scripture passages read before were: …
March 14, 2022
Reading in 2022… some words of challenge.
Thoughts about reading this post… I subscribe to several Christian magazines, print: Christianity Today, Bible Study, and First Things. A …
March 11, 2022
Is the Bible all you need?
From time to time I’ve experienced or observed this: Someone asks for book suggestions about a certain biblical or theological …
March 9, 2022
Thoughts about Christian discipleship…It is Christianity, not Selfianity.
A book I read for an online class is intended for a specific audience, those in the United Methodist Church …
March 8, 2022
A prayer for the church
O gracious God, we pray for your holy Church universal, that you would be pleased to fill it with all …
March 7, 2022
Luke 4:1-13…Adam and Jesus, Beware of shortcuts
I preached on Luke 4:1-13 yesterday at a small church. It is longer than a typical blog post but was …
February 16, 2022
Is your daily devotional limiting, even hurting, you spiritually?
Devotionals. I’ve blogged with concern about the devotional genre before. This time I’ll attempt to condense the concerns to three …
February 15, 2022
Have you overlooked this sin in Romans 1?
It never jumped out to me before that a sin in Romans 1:31 is being undiscerning (NKJV), also translated: senseless, …
