February 2011
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How Do I Study The Bible by Larry Day
How Do I Study The Bible?
Larry Day
People always ask; “how should I study the Bible? What’s the best method?” Should I read it front to back, or chronologically, or thematically, or in one year, or in 90 days – what’s the best way? Being a plodding type of person, I’m of the opinion that there is no short cut, no fast track, no magic method that is going to be a “best” way. I think it’s...
November 2010
4 posts
“”We can’t change the Word of God to cater to our lifestyle”
– Lindell Cooley - from the message “Running Your Race”
Veteran's Day Musings from a Former Navy Band...
By Larry Day
As a forgotten and overlooked vet of the “Cold War” I suffer silently. But each year…on 11/11 the pain returns. Its not just on this day, but many a night I wake…paralyzed with the horrifying recurring dream of a particularly bad performance of my trombone solo on Irving Berlin’s classic “Blue Skies”.
I blame myself. There is no one else to blame. There I was…a mighty Petty...
“Seventeenth-century French philosopher (and Christian) Blaise Pascal sought to...”
– Larry Day - reading;
Blaise Pascal, Pensees, trans. A. J. Krailsheimer (London: Penguin, 1995)
October 2010
2 posts
Jonathan Edwards on Spiritual Pride
By Larry Day
I was reading some Jonathan Edwards recently and his thoughts on spiritual pride leapt off the page at me.
In his work, “Thoughts on the Revival in New England” (1742), he gives a strong account of the revival’s power, and then he gives a very strong assessment of the carnal religiosity that he believes is springing up. He was concerned that revival leaders...
Trust
“Trusting God is putting your full confidence in the power of Jesus’s name in every situation”
September 2010
4 posts
“Delay is often the test and the strength of faith.”
An Aging Plodder
By Larry Day Yup. I think I am. I just had another birthday. This one brought me to the grand old age of 52. I don’t feel 52 but, then again I’m not sure what its supposed to feel like. I don’t feel half a century old – except in the areas of our culture – specifically in our ceaseless culture of change…more specially with the contemporary church generation (of which I am a part).
I’m a...
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“All things produce character in us, even the bad things… Character must be...”
– From the message Character Pt. 4 - Get our Free Podcast on iTunes.
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Need A Reason To Worship?
By Larry Day
Did you ever notice in Scripture, that often when God gives us the command to praise him he also gives us reasons to do so? For instance, in Psalm 150 we’re told to praise God. Why? We praise him for his mighty deeds and his excellent greatness. That same thing happens in Psalm 103, where David tells us to bless the Lord – and then gives us multiple reasons why to do so:
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August 2010
3 posts
“Everything God makes it finds identity when it’s serving Him… -...”
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Patience: The Cure For Our Faith
By Larry Day
We live in an amazing time in history – global travel measured in hours; global communications measured in nano-seconds; money available “24/7” from little boxes on every other street corner; every conceivable piece of information (good and bad) is available at a click of the mouse on the internet; fast food, fast cars, fast decisions, – everything is fast and available now! And,...