Entries from January 2009

January 22, 2009

Discovering God’s Will: Conformed and Transformed

Many of my friends and associates work in churches and ministries.  Some of them talk quite a bit about being “reformed.”  They make it a point to bring this up often.  Some even go as far as to include the label on their blogs and websites.  There are debates among my Southern Baptist friends these [...]

January 21, 2009

Discovering God’s Will: Knowing His Presence

Earlier this week my family and I returned from vacationing a few days in the warmer climate of central Florida.  As soon as I pulled into the driveway, I dropped everyone off and drove over to the vet where we boarded our sweet old dog Rosie for these few days.  Rosie appreciated the boarding since [...]

January 9, 2009

Discovering God’s Will: The Role of Surrender

Many a discourse on the topic of God’s will takes you through the topic of surrender.  They say that surrender is the key to knowing God’s will.  Surrender leads us to God’s will. Surrender yourselves before seeking God’s will.
I have a question.  Surrender implies that there is a fight and that there is a victor.  [...]