John Piper posted a great article about the Christian’s attitude toward voting. I love the fact that voting, though an important privilege, doesn’t ultimately determine eternal outcomes - evangelism and worship do. Voting is not the end-all, be-all of our approach to impacting culture. Read for yourself…
Let Christians Vote As Though They Were Not Voting :: Desiring God Christian Resource Library.
Hey fellow Pastors, I’ve been writing my own blog since 2005. I’ve recently passed the 300 article mark and consisently receive a good number of visits via various search engines and other incoming links. It’s been a fun way to reflect on life, Scripture, culture, family, and everything in between. Here’s a link to a great article on John Piper’s blog on why every Pastor ought to have a blog.
The easiest way to get started is with a blogger blog, though I’d highly recommend WordPress as the ultimate blogging platform. You can use the free, hosted solution at WordPress.com or I’d be happy to host your blog for you (and handle some backend issues like email, upgrades, etc.) for a minimal hosting charge - just contact me if you’re interested.
“O taste and see that the Lord is good:blessed is the man that trusteth in him.O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there isno want to them that fear him.” –Psalm 34:8-9
Fruit is best when it is fresh and ripe. Imagine crossing the Sahara desert for a week with little to drink and coming to the African coast where someone offers you a nice, freshly peeled California navel orange, ready for you to sink your teeth into. God invites us to “taste” and see that He is “good.”
One of my favorite quotes is from John Piper, “He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” Little in our world truly satisfies. The refreshment the world has to offer is fleeting at best. God invites all of creation to taste Him, to get to know Him, to experience His sweet fellowship.
Then God invites us deeper. It may seem strange that fearing the Lord follows tasting the Lord in this passage. But that’s usually our approach. As mere spiritual infants in a newfound faith, we innocently explore the sweetness of His loving Fatherhood. But as our knowledge of Him and His Word grows, so does our sense of awe and wonder. Though His size never changes, our perspective of Him grows, as does our amazement. Feast today on His goodness, trust him fully, stand in awe of Him and you’ll never be hungry again!
