Without question, the book of the Bible I’ve read the most times has to be Genesis. This is for a number of reasons. To my credit, I love the book and love to explore various questions that come up as I read it both on my own and with others.…
Blogging Intentionally
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In my reboot post of this blog, I did something I hadn’t done before. I laid out the focus of my blog. In the past, I kept it pretty vague, as if that would give me license to write about things outside of a set of parameters. To be honest…
Has it really been four years?
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If you are reading this post because it just popped up in your RSS reader, that’s wonderful but you may want to go through your reader and remove the old links. Just sayin’. Allow me to re-introduce myself. My name is Doug McHone and this is my blog. This blog…
The Path of Least Resistance
Doug-Wondering why your tagline says that you are walking the path of least resistance? Please explain and use Bible verses before I start using some of my own! Amy recently asked me what the big deal is about walking this path of least resistance that I bring up from time to…
Introduction
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise: seek what they sought. -Basho I debated the use of a non-Christian quote to begin this post, but it really sums up what I am doing here. I could follow the book I’m reading and trust in John Piper’s…
Preface
The following post is the beginning of a project to read through the Book “Desiring God” by John Piper along with a dear Brother in Christ by the name of Tim Challies. I expressed to him my frustration with this book, as it is much deeper reading than anything I have…
God Loves You More Than Pickle Juice
My son loved pickles when he was younger and still does. Pickles were actually the first thing he asked from Santa, and you better believe he had a big jar of pickles under that Christmas tree! A few years ago (has it been that long?) my son and I were talking about…
Week 42: Day 1
John 8:21-59, Luke 10-1-11:13 (Link) Habitual Offenders. That’s what we are. If life were fair, we’d all be sent to prison with a parole board laughing at our requests for leniency. We are slaves to sin and don’t even know it. Sinning is so convenient! A shortcut here, a white…
Week 41: Day 7
John 7:1-9, Luke 9:51-56, Matthew 8:18-22, Luke 9:57-62, John 7:10-8:20 (Link) The cost of following Jesus can be high by earthly standards. But the rewards are uncountable. Many people today are trying to achieve their own power in this lifetime. Many would rather delegate than serve. While delegation is necessary…
Week 41: Day 6
Mark 9:14-29, Matthew 17:14-21, Luke 9:37-43, Mark 9:30-32, Matthew 17:22-23, Luke 9:44-45, Matthew 17:24-27, Mark 9:33-37, Matthew 18:1-6, Luke 9:46-48, Mark 9:38-41, Luke 9:49-50, Mark 9:42-50, Matthew 18:7-35 (Link) I wonder what Judas was thinking when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him. The decision to betray is…