Lamentations-3:38

In The Benedict Option, author Rob Dreher writes: "The scientific Revolution culminated in the life and work of Sir Issac Newton, a physicist, mathematician, and unorthodox Christian who fabricated a new model of the universe that explained its physical workings in a wholly mechanical way. Newton certainly believed that the laws of motion he discovered had been established by God. Yet Newton's God, in contrast with the God of traditional Christian metaphysics, was like a divine watchmaker who fa…

In The Benedict Option, author Rob Dreher writes: "The scientific Revolution culminated in the life and work of Sir Issac Newton, a physicist, mathematician, and unorthodox Christian who fabricated a new model of the universe that explained its physical workings in a wholly mechanical way. Newton certainly believed that the laws of motion he discovered had been established by God. Yet Newton's God, in contrast with the God of traditional Christian metaphysics, was like a divine watchmaker who fa…

The Phillips Translation renders 1 Timothy 6:15 as: “God…is the blessed controller of all things, the King over all kings and the Master of all masters.” I like the word “controller.” Being in control is something most of us wish for ourselves. We desperately want to chart our own course and be masters of our own fate, as the saying goes. Anger and frustration dog our days when we discover that we have little, if any, control over anything! The state of our world and the chaos of the society in…

The Phillips Translation renders 1 Timothy 6:15 as: “God…is the blessed controller of all things, the King over all kings and the Master of all masters.” I like the word “controller.” Being in control is something most of us wish for ourselves. We desperately want to chart our own course and be masters of our own fate, as the saying goes. Anger and frustration dog our days when we discover that we have little, if any, control over anything! The state of our world and the chaos of the society in…

When I first sat down to work on this book, it was 2020, a year that will go down in infamy. A worldwide pandemic had kept most of us in isolation since early that year. According to the World Health Organization, as of November 13, 2020, almost 53 million people had contracted the virus and more than a million had died. A second wave was followed by a third, and the numbers changed drastically. Many lost their jobs, their businesses, and certainly their sense of security. By the end of May 202…

When I first sat down to work on this book, it was 2020, a year that will go down in infamy. A worldwide pandemic had kept most of us in isolation since early that year. According to the World Health Organization, as of November 13, 2020, almost 53 million people had contracted the virus and more than a million had died. A second wave was followed by a third, and the numbers changed drastically. Many lost their jobs, their businesses, and certainly their sense of security. By the end of May 202…

At the end of his letter to the church at Colossae, Paul mentions a man named Epaphras. He writes: “He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.” Epaphras prayed that the followers of Jesus would be committed to carrying out God’s will. There was a time when the phrase “Lord willing” was fairly common in conversation and in prayer. During one group discussion of this chapter, someone asked whether the use of the expression wa…

At the end of his letter to the church at Colossae, Paul mentions a man named Epaphras. He writes: “He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.” Epaphras prayed that the followers of Jesus would be committed to carrying out God’s will. There was a time when the phrase “Lord willing” was fairly common in conversation and in prayer. During one group discussion of this chapter, someone asked whether the use of the expression wa…

Though the theme of trusting God has been consistent throughout this series of studies, we will now examine more closely what trusting God means today, in the midst of “these present circumstances.” As I sat working on the original manuscript for this book, the world was more than a year into a pandemic. Millions of people contracted the disease, millions died, and some live with the disease’s life-altering consequences. Businesses failed, economies were ruined, and national debt became incalcul…

Though the theme of trusting God has been consistent throughout this series of studies, we will now examine more closely what trusting God means today, in the midst of “these present circumstances.” As I sat working on the original manuscript for this book, the world was more than a year into a pandemic. Millions of people contracted the disease, millions died, and some live with the disease’s life-altering consequences. Businesses failed, economies were ruined, and national debt became incalcul…