L.L. Martin's Blog, page 46
June 10, 2019
What if we rewrote the stories of Jesus to fit our rationalizations?
The following was shared by Allison Quient on twitter, @AllisonQuient. See twitter for more. What if we rewrote the stories …
June 3, 2019
Modern tech and hindered ability to grow in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ
I decided to re-blog this post from 2015. The links still work, plus there are some new ones. I wanted …
May 31, 2019
Jesus told stories so preachers should too? Please don’t story me to death!
I do substitute preaching and Bible teaching as I have opportunity. See the tabs at the top of the blog. …
May 29, 2019
Are you standing in grace?
Below is the manuscript/transcript of the message I preached this past Sunday at two churches, one service at 9:30 and …
May 22, 2019
Mary, Jesus, Catholics, Evangelicals
I had a post about Mary, mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, several years ago: How should we view Mary, …
May 20, 2019
Karma. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Discernment is important. Slowing down and…thinking, asking questions…is vital for our spiritual health. Two things that initially seem similar can …
May 17, 2019
Still, Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis – book review, part 2. Reading the Bible in unusual places. Heroes in the Bible?
See part 1, where I offer a brief review of this book and share several excerpts. Here are two more: …
May 15, 2019
Still, Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis by Lauren Winner, book review, part 1
Still, Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis by Lauren Winner, HarperOne, 2012 I’d wanted to read something by Winner for years …
May 13, 2019
From Queer to Christ, book review
From Queer to Christ, My Journey into the Light by George Carneal, 2016, 132 pages, ISBN-10: 0692768394. Someone told me …
May 2, 2019
The spiritual gift of teaching seems unwanted in many churches – and the idolization of discussion
I am re-blogging a post from April 2018, partly because I recently updated it. Sometimes I update an old post …
