Thoughts about God, Truth, and Life
God’s Triumph
Today I finished by current Bible reading plan by reading the last few chapters of Revelation. Tomorrow I will begin again in Genesis. As I read about the final confrontation between Christ and the Antichrist, I was struck by how unequal the battle was. The biggest part of Revelation alternates… Continue reading
Self-Centered vs. God-Centered Life
The following blog post is taken from the prayer letter of a friend of mine, who is serving as a missionary in South Asia. I appreciate the way that she draws life lessons from the experience of Israel, and that she applies it first to herself. I thought it was… Continue reading
Manna from Heaven
Last month, I started serving in a new position at the Portland Chinese Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. This brings to an end a transition period that has lasted a year and a half. Now that things are beginning to settle down, I want to share my reflections about this… Continue reading
A Memorial for Jesus?
It’s March already, and we will celebrate Easter at the end of this month. Just now two people came to my door and handed me a flier. They said that they were inviting me to a “memorial service” for the death of Jesus. A memorial service? For Jesus? Weird. I… Continue reading
A Study of Psalm 119
Recently I read through Psalm 119 in my daily Bible reading. This is a really amazing chapter in the Bible. It is the longest chapter in the Bible, and nearly every verse says something about God’s word. If you want to learn something about the nature and purpose of the… Continue reading
Attending Church
The past few months I have been traveling a bit. First, I went to Montana to visit my family there. Now I am living in the Portland area to make it easier to look for work here. Since I have been on the move, I have attended a number of… Continue reading
Finding Joy in God’s Design
The past few days, Joni and I have been staying with her sister in Washington State. One of our daily activities has been exercising her retriever, Molly. She has a ball thrower that makes it easy to pick up and throw a tennis ball, without the need to pick up… Continue reading
New Site for Reflections
This week I completed the changes to integrate my blog into my new web site at kencarlson.org. Going forward, this site will be the primary online home for my ministry activities and resources. Take a few minutes to explore the menu options at the top of the page to… Continue reading
Follow the Leader
Last week I wrote about the song of Deborah and Barak in Judges 5. The song begins, “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the LORD!” (Judges 5:2, ESV) In my last post I discussed the first part of this verse, but… Continue reading
Leaders Need to Take the Lead
Today in my Bible reading I read Judges chapter 5. After God granted them a great victory over Jaban king of Canaan, Deborah and Barak sang a song of praise and thanksgiving. The first line of the song is this: “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the… Continue reading
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