“Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.” J. Wesley
I am a huge Larry Norman fan. So Long Ago the Garden was one of the first Christian albums that I listened to the whole way through. It rocked my world because I always thought that Christian music had to be sterilized copy of what the secular music world was doing. But what Larry Norman …
Practicing Christian Doctrine: An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically by Beth Felker Jones My rating: 4 of 5 stars In her book, Practicing Christian Doctrine: An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically, Wheaton University’s Dr. Beth Felker Jones presents an argument that theology is not just for academic discussion. No, theology must go beyond …
Another Stryper week. The new album is just so good I can't get enough of it. This is the video for Sorry - pretty powerful video and a great message. It's Friday, let's rock!
What makes the New Covenant superior to the Old Covenant? The writer of Hebrews makes a bold claim in chapter 8:6. “But Jesus has now obtained a superior ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises.” He is claiming that a New Covenant …
As a follow up to my last blog, here is a sermon I gave on this subject. I go a little bit deeper than my Blog. The sermon can be found Here. Here are the links to Sister Amber's testimony: Part 1 and Part 2 Sermon notes: The Power of Testimony Testimony enhances our spiritual …
In the three accounts of Paul’s conversion, there are some differences in what those who were with him saw and heard. Do these differences discredit Paul’s testimony? When giving testimony, the one who is testifying needs to have credibility. Credibility leads authority to the testimony to persuade or confirm facts that are under consideration. In …
What was it about the “tax collectors and sinners” that caused such angst among the Pharisees, but who were the object of much of Jesus’ ministry? Luke 15 presents an interesting confrontation between the religious leaders and Jesus. Since the beginning of his ministry, Jesus spent the most time with those who were outside …
Anointed to Heal: True Stories and Practical Insight for Praying for the Sick by Bill Johnson My rating: 2 of 5 stars I wanted to like this book. I really am inspired by Bill Johnson's and Randy Clark's ministry. These two men have been obedient to bringing the Gospel and the name of Jesus to …
One of my contemporary heroes of the faith is Nabeel Qureshi. Nabeel came to faith at the great price of risking loosing his family. But the call of God was heavy upon him and he followed the truth and met Jesus. Nabeel was diagnosed with stage IV stomach cancer last year. Through his YouTube Channel …
Bob visits a very special literary and historical site to talk about bitterness.
When I lived in New England, many of the towns I rode through had these greens in the center of town.
Continuing his Motorcycle Monday series, Bob visits Yale.
I will be reposting the Bob Hazlett's video Motorcycle Mondays here on Wednesdays. He has some great insights that I want to share.
Luke 19:16-31 (NIV) 19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his …
Acts 8:9-23New International Version (NIV) Simon the Sorcerer 9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called …
Why do the two questions in 42:5, "Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?", lead the writer to refer to geographical locations? The writer of the Psalm is in deep despair. He began to answer his questions first by a declaration of hope. "Put your hope in God, for I …
For those of you who have never heard of or experienced the Christian Motorcyclist Association, this video really explains is all with a really catchy tune: For more information, check out CMA's website.
"Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees[e] were fasting. People came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19 Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they …
Continue reading "Bridegrooms, unshrunk cloth, and new wineskins"
The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation by Grant R. Osborne My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is very academic, and I compare this to Fee and Stuart's book "How to Read The Bible For All Its Worth". Fee and Stuart have a much more accessible work geared towards scholar and …
The power that lies in forgiveness and in unforgiveness is immense. It is also something that is universal to the human experience. Because we live in a world that is fallen and sin abounds, all of us in some form or another have to go through periods of needing to forgive and needing to be …
This week I have been really focusing on the sections of the Face to Face book that deal with cultivating my character. Maybe it is because I am reading the book of Proverbs along with the book. On Day 22 this one struck me: “What is desirable in a person is kindness, And it is …
This week, as I was reading through my devotional material, I was looking for a theme to be thinking about. To be honest, that theme did not come until Sunday’s sermon. Pastor Paul had one line that just struck me, wrapping up all that I was thinking and reading about this week. He was reading …
Let’s just get out of the way up front, I don’t like journaling. It’s not that I don’t think that it is beneficial or helpful. Nor do I think that it is a waste of time. It is that journaling seems “unnatural” to me. I have tried many times to undertake the discipline of journaling, …
This concept of spiritual growth is faulty for several reasons. First, it neglects the second of the most important commandments, to love others as we love ourselves. Loving is a doing verb – it implies, in fact, necessitates action. Loving others requires us to go outside of our spiritual bunker. By loving others, we can …
This threw me at first. Aren’t disciplines something we should seek to do? Aren’t they actions that we do to develop our spiritual lives? Well, yeah, they are. And when I have read that suffering is a spiritual discipline, it took me a while to think and ponder on it, but it made sense. Disciplines help to …
The Wandering Wesleyan 