In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. Sunday assemblies at the Fourth Street church of Christ for an active, preschool boy weren’t always the most exciting events. (Profound understatement.) Ours was an autonomous, non-institutional, sectarian congregation, so you can rest assured that almost nothing about … Continue reading The Word is Living – John 1.1
Author: Wen
Living is Christ – Philippians 1.21
Son of God, Joseph’s Boy – Luke 3.23
Advent of the Good News – Nahum 1.15
Future Posts – A Note from Wendell
First, thank you for being among a handful of people who are willing to subscribe to and read my articles on a regular basis. I started this blog as a way to preserve the notes in my paper Bibles for my children and future Burnam generations. I’m thankful that several of you have found value … Continue reading Future Posts – A Note from Wendell
Guilty Judges – Romans 2.1
Christ’s Compelling Love – 2 Corinthians 5:14
For Christ’s love compels us, since we have reached this conclusion: If One died for all, then all died. 1) Christ's love for His Father 2) Christ's love for us 3) Christ's love poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit This is the multifaceted love that compels us to love others as Christ has … Continue reading Christ’s Compelling Love – 2 Corinthians 5:14
Lovely Action – 1 Corinthians 16.14
Watershed – 1 Corinthians 15.17
Soli Deo Gloria – 1 Corinthians 10.31
Known By God – 1 Corinthians 8.3
Truth – John 14.6
John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “It’s impossible to tolerate brazen lies, told straight to your face. Human nature rebels against it.” Irina Ratushinskaya, “Grey Is The Color of Hope” The ongoing act of open dishonesty and … Continue reading Truth – John 14.6
Renewing Our Minds – Colossians 1.21
Externals – Galatians 6:15
For both circumcision and uncircumcision mean nothing; what matters instead is a new creation. What one sees on the outside is not always the true picture of the person on the inside. How one appears externally doesn’t accurately describe who they are or what drives them. Our focus is almost always on how people appear … Continue reading Externals – Galatians 6:15
The Written Revelation – Nehemiah 8.5-8
Hot Blah – Malachi 4.1-3
God’s Revelation – Daniel 7.28
The Measure of Christ’s Gift – Ephesians 4.7
Abiding in Christ- 1 John 2.28
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him. Abide - to stay (in a given place, … Continue reading Abiding in Christ- 1 John 2.28
Email From a Friend
My dear friend Ken sent me this piece in an email message and gave me permission to post it. It is so insightful and encouraging I had to share it. The Kingdom of God is advancing and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it. -Wendell I don’t usually write beyond my weekly sermon. … Continue reading Email From a Friend
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