L.L. Martin's Blog, page 2
August 22, 2025
A parable of a physical fitness group
You have a membership at your local fitness center, and learn about a new “support group” option where a small …
August 17, 2025
Are you subsisting on mental junk food?
The below quotes reminded me of a recent post on Enough Light: Heed the canaries in the coal mine! Wake up! …
August 13, 2025
Can you evaluate what you read and hear? Would you recognize error that was staring you in the face?
Did you miss yesterday’s post? The revolutionary Christian proclamation! Today, two quotes for thought: “Not only should we listen to …
August 12, 2025
The revolutionary Christian proclamation!
Here and there I’ve been sharing sermons from the year I was a lay pastor. This one was preached on …
July 25, 2025
Are you making visitors to your church feel like this dog (see photo)??
I plan some posts on First John, but meanwhile here is something I shared elsewhere. It got a couple of …
July 16, 2025
Is the Bible all you need? part 2
This is a delayed part 2! Back in March 2022, I had a post entitled: Is the Bible all you …
June 27, 2025
Why would we hesitate to use the traditional language of the church and Bible? Challenges from Timothy Tennent and Thomas Oden
I recently shared an excerpt from Timothy Tennent’s exceptional book For the Body. Today I will share another. It is …
June 23, 2025
Open and closed doors?
This was shared by Wesley Jacob on facebook. He is a pastor and academic. Find him here: https://www.facebook.com/wesley.veda and https://www.pointofreference.info/ Trust …
June 21, 2025
God, love, the Trinity
Scholar and author Nancy Pearcey recently shared the below on X (twitter). Find her here: @NancyRPearcey Here’s how I explained …
June 20, 2025
God’s love hates?
This was shared by Andrew Jackson on facebook, and I wanted to share it here. I am presently studying the …
