Watts' Words

It is in preparation for the cross that in John 17 we read the passionate prayer of our Lord Jesus. This prayer is very revealing concerning the expectations and desires which our Lord possesses for His redeemed people. Without quoting the entire chapter (you can and should read this chapter with regularity), these words of Christ inextricably display the truth that, of all the things, Jesus' desire for His believer was and is UNITY. Several times He asked the Father to "make them one as we are one." Yet today it appears that unity in the church or the body is almost a joke. Don't believe me? Just stand in most pulpits in the USA and talk about being unified and the guarded response (for the honest congregation) is muted snickers. How sad. The one thing Jesus desired for those who receive His offer of forgiveness and eternal life is seemingly the one thing which many see as a joke or at a minimum "optional." This morning, once again in a State Baptist paper ...

Over the past year I have not been a good "blogger." Candidly, I have been wondering lately about this "blogging stuff." My desire is to be a positive influence in this world for good and God and its seems (at least to me) that blogging has almost developed into a "bandwagon" or a "platform" for complaint. Yesterday I received, via email, a blog which was denigrating a church body (and really "any" church body) for attempting 2 worship services and 2 worship styles. The writer was extremely articulate, the words were cleverly drafted, but honestly the theme was all too familiar and for me, disappointing. The 21st century in the United States is a complicated and perplexing time. This country, which history confirms, was founded on the principles and precepts of the Bible, has taken a decided departure from her roots. While, from a historical basis, this type of departure is not totally new or even unexpected, this generation has taken t...