by ernie | Oct 17, 2019 | Standfast Cast
Every church, organization, and ministry is temporary. Our lives are, like James says, just a vapor. Then we’re gone. One of the greatest legacies we can leave is a wake of people who replace us, who can carry the baton we were handed. In this episode we discuss...
by ernie | Oct 14, 2019 | Standfast Blog
Standfast As we apply the Scriptures, we need to be able to see the Gospel in the text (Evangelii). Where is the pattern of redemption shown, the glory of grace extended, the promise of forgiveness established, and the merit of Jesus laid upon us? And, there’s...
by ernie | Oct 10, 2019 | Standfast Cast
The One who can create mountains and stars and fish and birds and everything else with a word- or even heal the sick by saying so- can certainly “snap His fingers” and adjust reality… But He often doesn’t. Exodus 13:17-18… tells us that...
by ernie | Oct 7, 2019 | Standfast Blog
Standfast Once you’ve reflected on the chapter AND spent time praying through it, it is now time to respond to it. (The Respond page of the Keystones includes Contemplatio, Evangelii, and Memoria.) We begin those three with Contemplatio, that is, apply. The...
by ernie | Oct 3, 2019 | Standfast Cast
Ephesians 2:8-10 tells us that grace not only saves us but that it also orchestrates as series of incredible opportunities for us to walk towards, sacred spaces where the Lord promises to use us for our good and His glory. In this talk we talk through some of the...