Trigger warning. Men and women are different. And that difference is a wonderful thing, a blessing from God. But the difference also presents a challenge, and an opportunity to learn to love your spouse. This is particularly true in the area of sex. That's why I love this article from Desiring God, entitled "My Spouse … Continue reading Three Things Loved or Learned
Is God concerned about social justice? You can count on it. He rebuked people in the book of Amos who “turn justice to wormwood,” who “abhor him who speaks the truth,” who “trample on the poor,” who “afflict the righteous,” and who “take a bribe.” God tells his people that judgment is coming, and calls … Continue reading This is God’s Plan for Social Justice
My reading in Genesis this week took me to chapter 39, and a thought occurred to me that I have never considered. Potiphar was the captain of Pharaoh's guard. Joseph was his slave, and was sent to prison because of a false accusation by Potiphar's wife. Joseph eventually became, a few years later, the #2 … Continue reading Three Things Loved or Learned
I know some guys who get together once a week to play golf. Or to watch sports on TV. I know some guys, myself included, who meet with other men once a week for coffee and conversation, in an effort to help each other grow in the Lord and be faithful to our wives and … Continue reading Meet Me at the Sauna
I am using Robert Murray M'Cheyne's Read-through-the Bible-plan this year, and I love it. It will take me through the New Testament and Psalms twice, and the Old Testament once. In a normal day you will read 4 chapters, two from the Old and two from the New. If you don't want to read that … Continue reading Three things loved or learned
I remember many years ago hearing one of my relatives talk about an associate pastor at his church in another city who was getting ready to leave and take a church somewhere else. “He’s the smartest man I have ever heard, when it comes to the Bible,” the man said. “He speaks Hebrew, Greek, even … Continue reading Simplest Truths Are Most Profound
J. Mark Fox 