I’ve known for a long time, but it gets reaffirmed every now and then: I’m not a mystic. The mystic is the person who tends to seek some kind of unique understanding or experience of the Divine. Often the language …| Aliens and Pilgrims
For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart (Ecc 5:20). I remember reading a verse in my Bible a few years back and thinking, “Wow! I feel …| Aliens and Pilgrims
“I don’t think there’s anything going to get me to heaven, okay? I think I’m maybe not heaven-bound. I may be in heaven right now flying Air Force One. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to make heaven.“ …| Aliens and Pilgrims
so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs. You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy. Psa 65:8 Purple. There’s always so much purple. …| Aliens and Pilgrims
There are two truths that are inescapable: 1) God is sovereign, and 2) God hears prayer. “Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases” (Psalm 115:3). “O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh …| Aliens and Pilgrims
“I just don’t want to be a Pharisee.” This is normally how it starts. There is a good impulse to want to avoid self-righteousness or gospel-less obedience. But this good impulse quickly gets co-opted by the devil. Whether it is …| Aliens and Pilgrims
The Burger King slogan, “Have it your way,” is great for a restaurant, but is a plague in the human mind. The Burger King mentality too easily creeps into the subconscious, and moves way beyond pickles and onions. The folks …| Aliens and Pilgrims
When we heard that Voddie Baucham had died, it hit a lot of us pretty hard. He was a faithful man, and he had introduced many of us to some really important doctrines. In a group message with a lot…| Aliens and Pilgrims
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Heb 13:8 Everything changes. From Solomon to Socrates to Susan down the road, everyone knows this is true. Your looks, your circumstances, your city, your politicians. Everything is in a …| Aliens and Pilgrims
From the beginning of Christianity, the church has been a singing people. Jesus modeled that for us on His way to the cross (Matt 26:30), and ever since, Christians have been writing and gathering to sing songs of praise to …| Aliens and Pilgrims
“Love one another” (John 13:34)”Pray for one another” (James 5:16)”Bearing with one another… forgiving each other” (Col 3:13) God commands us to proactivel…| Aliens and Pilgrims
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While we run this race, we are commanded to have our eyes trained on a single place. We are to be looking to Jesus. Don’t Look There! I know what you’re thinking. “I’ve read…| Aliens and Pilgrims
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before u…| Aliens and Pilgrims
I remember thinking, “There’s no way I could love my wife more than I love her right now.” The idea of growing in love for my wife seemed ridiculous. How do you love more than com…| Aliens and Pilgrims
There is a golden thread that runs through Hebrews 11. We read about these great men of faith, and we are encouraged to live lives of faith ourselves. As I was studying about the first three men me…| Aliens and Pilgrims
“How do you help others cultivate private worship?” I had never been asked that question before, and to my shame, it took me by surprise. I had thought about discipleship in terms of Bi…| Aliens and Pilgrims
Stop right here. Read the title again. Fathers, do you believe that God has given you a special role within the home? You are the leader and head of your household (Eph 5). You are commanded to tra…| Aliens and Pilgrims
As I’ve been reflecting on worship this month, I have been encouraged in my own soul to value the worship of God’s people. I’ve written nine new posts on worship this month, but I…| Aliens and Pilgrims
In the age of the internet, there are a thousand articles, books, podcasts, etc… on any given topic. Worship is no exception. And it is impossible to fully vet every piece of information that…| Aliens and Pilgrims
I’m afraid that we only view God as partially in charge. “God,” we say, “whatever you command, I will do… within reason.” We want to totally submit ourselves to …| Aliens and Pilgrims
When your church gathers for worship on the Lord’s Day, do they sing? And I don’t mean, do words come out their mouth in a rhythmic melody. I mean do they really sing? Are their hearts lifted up in…| Aliens and Pilgrims
Am I in the right key? Why is my guitar out of tune all of the sudden? Let’s make sure we hit that key change clearly. Who are those visitors? Is the church really singing? Why am I sweating …| Aliens and Pilgrims
The worship of God in song is a glorious thing. Biblically speaking, it can be accomplished through heavenly choirs (Rev 5) or the mouths of children (Matt 21:16). It can be through choirs on the w…| Aliens and Pilgrims
Everywhere we look, there are people deconverting, deconstructing, and running to some new and interesting heresy. They fashion themselves as wild and free. They have shaken off the shackles of ort…| Aliens and Pilgrims
“After about 20 minutes of prayer requests finally we got down to prayer. So there we were, kneeling at our chairs, and nobody much was saying anything, so I thought, ‘Well if they̵…| Aliens and Pilgrims
Each Sunday night we have a prayer meeting. The church gathers, there is singing, a short exhortation from a passage of Scripture, and then we pray through that passage of Scripture. That is how th…| Aliens and Pilgrims
“What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!” Rom 6:15 To be under grace, and not under the law, is a glorious gospel blessing. Jesus, through hi…| Aliens and Pilgrims
God is at work in us who believe (Phil 2:13). He empowers us by His Spirit to live the Christian life (Gal 5:16). I love this truth. It is crucial for us to understand that our work in the Lord is …| Aliens and Pilgrims
Christians work hard. We work to be holy as God is holy (1 Peter 1:15). We work to obey God, to love God, and to make Him known. We read our Bibles, and pray, and give, and evangelize. We strive to…| Aliens and Pilgrims
It is a glorious task to search out God’s word. “It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out” (Prov 25:2). When reading God’s wo…| Aliens and Pilgrims
