Booksmoore

The personal blog of Chad Allen Moore.

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God Helps Those Who Help Themselves? Yes.

It has been oft said that, God helps those who help themselves.  It has also been oft noted that this aphorism is not found in the Bible.  This may be … Continue reading

September 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Warts and All

“Some of the most foolish misreading of biblical stories I have encountered have come from a misguided assumption that we are intended to approve of the behavior of biblical heroes … Continue reading

August 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Ministry of the Mechanic

“When God blesses us, He almost always does it through other people.  The ability to read God’s Word is an inexpressibly precious blessing, but reading is an ability that did … Continue reading

August 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Just So You Could Have A Bagel

“When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, observed Luther, we ask God to give us this day our daily bread.  And He does give us our daily bread.  He does it … Continue reading

August 13, 2010 · 2 Comments

In Flanders Field

In Flanders Field by Lt. Col. John McCrae (1872-1918) In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The … Continue reading

May 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Review: The War of Art

Many authors are often asked about how they write, where the ideas come from, how they conceptualize their work, where they like to write, when they like to write, among … Continue reading

May 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Fantasy Map Making

The Global Positioning System utilized by many thousands of electronic devices to guide our road travels on trips near are far has greatly eased getting to the right place at … Continue reading

April 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

As a Father, I Need To Hear This

Z gives us this good word to fathers when dealing with the disobedience of their children: Here are 10 Things I had to remind myself today when the job of … Continue reading

November 27, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Primal Sin: Unthankfulness

Al Mohler ruminates on Romans 1:20-22 and the giving of thanks to God. It’s worth reading, check it out. He describes the sin of un-thankfulness: “This remarkable passage has at … Continue reading

November 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Join the Battle by Giving Thanks with Joy

Giving thanks to God is not an afterthought in Scripture and it is done with joy and delight. Indeed, radical delight in God is the duty of the Christian. We … Continue reading

November 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Three Points on Productivity

Whatever you do, you’ve got to get things done. Whether it is personal or professional you have duties, projects, and responsibilities, and to be effective you must get them done, … Continue reading

November 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

This Is Interesting

An interesting post on prison ministry in Angola Prison in Louisiana: http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/2108_as_nice_as_they_let_me_as_mean_as_they_make_me/. Sobering.

November 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment

All the Children of the World

We sing it, but do we believe it? Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His … Continue reading

November 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Baptism: What The Bible Says

I saw a statement on a church website that I really liked and summed up the practice and theology of baptism well: We believe exactly what the Bible teaches about … Continue reading

November 20, 2009 · 1 Comment

95 Theses on the Worship Wars

95 would be a nice number. Luther wrote 95 theses and nailed them to Wittenberg Church door. No one does that anymore, and who would read them? Alas, here are … Continue reading

November 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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