I feel like so much of my ministry is just trying to convince people to read the Bible. Here are seven common reasons why people don’t seem to think it’s important to make time for God’s Word. Maybe you’ve heard them–maybe you’ve said them yourself.
Author Archives: Chad C. Ashby
Church, It’s Not Okay to Act Like Old Testament Israel
The congregational meeting started off well enough. Prayer was said. A few announcements. However, as the evening wore on it was clear that there was unrest among the people. At a particular moment, as if choreographed beforehand, a well-known belligerent stood waving a petition of the names of others who were also displeased with theContinueContinue reading “Church, It’s Not Okay to Act Like Old Testament Israel”
The Lord Has Done a Big Small Thing for CSBC
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.” -Luke 1:46-47,49 This has been my song the past week. These words more than anything else put into words the exuberance and excitement in what the LordContinueContinue reading “The Lord Has Done a Big Small Thing for CSBC”
Four Things You Could Do Instead of Burning Your Nike Gear
I’ve seen a few videos of people burning their gear this morning after the announcement from Nike that they are going to make a controversial athlete the face of their new ad campaign and make billions of dollars and garner thousands of free ads from…well, people posting videos of them burning their Nike gear. ButContinueContinue reading “Four Things You Could Do Instead of Burning Your Nike Gear”
Consider.
Consider God. Consider that God is the Lord of the universe. Consider that as Lord He owes no one anything–certainly not us. Consider moreover that we were enemies of God. Consider that hostility toward God festered in our minds daily. Consider that every day we actually invented new ways to disobey Him, in effect givingContinueContinue reading “Consider.”
God Is a Writer.
It’s ironic that I’m having writer’s block as I try to start this post. I’ve always found the introduction (or “the lede” as they call it in the industry) to be the hardest part of the writing process. How do you hook your readers? How do you build suspense? How do you pique interest? IContinueContinue reading “God Is a Writer.”
Book Review: ‘On Reading Well’ by Karen Swallow Prior
“Good books are a very great mercy to the world.” -Richard Baxter I’ve heard it said that a well-crafted book review is a success if it makes you want to go read the book. If this isn’t too meta for you, it’s the object of this review to make you want to go read KarenContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘On Reading Well’ by Karen Swallow Prior”