One of the best prayer lessons I ever got came from a guy who drank wine for a living. He was what the ancient world called a wine taster. His name was Nehemiah. A wine taster was the human guinea pig who drank a king’s wine. If he dropped dead, the king would know the […]
I face life with The Christian Attitude that through Jesus my life is a grace G.O.O.D. A God orchestrated opportunity for development, disposition, and doxology. So, the “G” in the acronym is for “God.” Meaning, I believe that God is always the One dealing with us. Previously, I shared with you the first four reasons that […]
Panacea. Noun. “An answer or solution for all problems or difficulties.” I believe God is always the One dealing with us. This raises difficult questions. So, I’ve been giving reasons why I believe this. In previous posts, I’ve given three of my five reasons: Authority (the Bible, my boss, teaches me this); Expectancy (I expect a Being as BIG […]
How can you believe that God is always the One dealing with you? How can you believe he’s the One dealing with you when an unscrupulous CEO siphons your retirement money or a Katrina sweeps away your house or the doctor tells you, “I’m sorry the cancer’s inoperable. You’ve got six months?” Because those things […]
e·nig·ma. noun a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. As a Grace Focused Optimist I believe my life is a grace G.O.O.D. It’s a God orchestrated opportunity for development, disposition, and doxology. The “G” stands for God; I believe God is always the One dealing with me. Without turning people into […]
As a Grace Focused Optimist I live with The Christian Attitude, “Through Jesus, my life is a grace G.O.O.D.” The “G” in the acronym stands for God. I believe God is ALWAYS the One dealing with me. Previously, I said there are five reasons why I believe this: authority, expectancy, humility, therapy, and Christianity. But […]
I am a Grace Focused Optimist. I live with The Christian Attitude toward life. The Christian Attitude toward life is “My life is a grace G.O.O.D.” Meaning, my life is a God Orchestrated Opportunity for Development, Disposition, and Doxology. I rest in, and am refreshed and replenished by, the assurance that every day, all day […]
The Christian Attitude toward life is, “Through Jesus, my life is a grace G.O.O.D.” In our 8-day Bible Study on Handling Life with The Christian Attitude, we said the acronym meant a “God Orchestrated Opportunity for development, disposition, and doxology.” It’s time to explore the acronym. We start with the “G.” It stands for the […]
Something’s missing in the lives of Christians who aren’t Grace Focused Optimists that, like a head cold keeping a man from savoring a fine meal, keeps them from savoring all that living with The Christian Attitude would give them. So what is it? Well, before we can answer that question, we must first answer another […]
Archibald G. Brown was a Baptist preacher who went to that place the Apostle Paul calls “far better” after an earthly life extending from 1844 to 1922. Charles H. Spurgeon described this former student and later close friend as “a brother tried and proved.” Brown was as well known to his generation as John Macarthur, […]
