The Christian Sabbath is a topic that can be a little, I don't know, confusing maybe, for some people. Some argue that the idea of a Sabbath rest was for the O.T. and we are no longer bound to any such thing in the new covenant. Of the ten commandments, it is the only one that doesn't have a direct restatement in the New Testament (I believe that's the case anyway). Others would say that since God Himself rested on the 7th day, then the idea of the Sabbath precedes the comman

It's been a long day. If that's the right phrase. We. Had a midnight red eye flight, and I am just plain wiped! Perhaps that is as good a reason as any to do something that bloggers do at times, though I personally have been shy to the idea; that is, to not only communicate ones thoughts, but to curate and share the thoughts of others. So today, I am going to share this article by Tim Challies. In it, he shares one of my favorite verses, as well as the very difficult applica

It's the final day, I'm packed and ready, and our flight leaves in under 5 hours (Lord willing). It's still not the time (nor do I have the time) to go into all the details and thoughts of the week, but I think that's ok. Mission trips are life-altering, and you don't write out a 3-5 paragraph blog to cover all of that without taking some time to dwell on it. But as for today, it started out bittersweet. Of course we're all ready to go home. Two of our team is able to do an e