Book of Isaiah Intro Recommend Commentary – New International Commentary on the OT by John Oswalt One of the most important books of the Bible, definitely most theological book of OT. Theological book. Themes – many contrasts – divine glory vs human degradation, judgment vs redemption, God’s wisdom vs the stupidity of idols, abundance vs […]
Psalm 16
I love the Psalms and whenever I feel devotionally dry or I don’t know how to pray, I return to the Psalms. Psalms are after all actual prayers of people in Old Testament times. That may have been thousands of years ago, but people at the core really haven’t changed. The psalms which is like […]
What is the Church and Why Should I Care?
Introduction I am not an authority on the church by any stretch. We all have our preferences, and hence, we have our blind sports. I believe I have blind spots, too, but I think I have a bit of a unique perspective because I have been part of and now serving at the same church […]
Sermon: The Power of the Gospel in Philippi (Acts 16:11-40)
Sermon: The Power of the Gospel in Philippi (Acts 16:11-40) Ever since Easter, I have been praying through the church calendar. There are various periods throughout the year which were established centuries ago by the church to commemorate the important events which happened in the life of all believers, past and present. The coming of […]
Psalm 139 – Reflections from Childhood and Being a Father: 2 Lessons about Love
Introduction My name is Ray and I along with my wife Jackie and Daniel and Sora are part of Life Baptist Church of Pasadena. We all met in college many years ago and we have been ministering to college and graduate students ever since. The problem with college and grad students are two-fold. One, they […]
Imitating Good is Hard Work
3 John 1:9-11. " 9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will have nothing to do with us. 10So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about us. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He also stops those who […]