Tag Archives: Church

My dear Anne: Finally.  We arrive at the place we are today, trying to discern how a Christian is supposed to function within the cricket game otherwise known as “The Church” when the sticky wickets are making us tumble around … Continue reading →

My dear Anne, Calvin wrote at length about the true church.  I’m going to attempt to paraphrase for you Calvin’s thoughts on the subject and then see if we can’t draw some conclusions that might help us as we work … Continue reading →

My dear Anne: This morning as I was exercising I was listening to a song by a couple of Irish folks named Keith and Kristen Getty, and since their song talks about the unique relationship that exists between Christians, I … Continue reading →

My dear Anne: I thought that now might be a good time to share how I engaged with the Word of God a few days ago.  Sometimes, I read the Bible by itself.  Sometimes, I use a commentary.  And since … Continue reading →

My dear Anne: I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine.  His name is Charles Spurgeon and he lived from 1834 to 1892.  Spurgeon was a British preacher who has been loved from the 1800’s onward by … Continue reading →

My dear Anne: What I would like to do as we begin this letter is spend some time discussing what I love about Jean Guyon and a book of hers that I read recently entitled, “Experiencing the Depths of Jesus … Continue reading →

My dear Anne: I never imagined when I began writing these letters that it would take so long to get to the heart of the matter.  Nonetheless, to divert or to try in any way to abbreviate the journey would … Continue reading →

My dear Anne, I notice that you spent most of your growing up years in New Orleans, Louisiana.  We’ve been there once.  We only visited the French Quarter.  It was a unsettled time in our lives, albeit a good one.  … Continue reading →

My Dear Anne: A sticky wicket is defined by Wikipedia as a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance, particularly in cricket.  It specifically refers to a cricket pitch, the central strip of the field between the wickets that is … Continue reading →