Reading is a discipline that I have no problem with. On the other hand, finishing a book before starting another is a major problem. It is simply an ADD thing. I get to reading a good book and then I find another one and pick it up and before long, I have got a half dozen books stacked up. It…
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A friend gave me a book that I have started reading. Spiritual Depression by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. This topic is near to my soul and the book has been a challenge to me and I just started. Here is a snippet from the book that impacted me. “But there is another and more important reason, which is that we must…
“If a man would be used greatly, God must hurt him deeply.” -Dr. Les Ollila I often wonder why God would count me worthy placing me into the ministry; and the only answer I can think of is that God chooses the weak to confound the wise. I feel a lot like Peter, always saying the wrong thing at the…
What a God, that he would give His only son that we might live. What tender mercy, unending love; Amazing grace from heaven above. What a Man, that he should be Perfect, sinless, united Deity. What life he lived and death he gave To ransom souls, from sin to save. What a Savior pure and blessed; Died the death, secured…
Tuesday, my lovely wife and I celebrated 8 years of wonderful marriage. Of course, we have had struggles and trials, but we have had them together; and it has been 8 beautiful years. Our marriage is not perfect and I confess we have had some selfish actions and disagreeable attitudes along the way; however, as we looked back, we could…
“Christian theology differs from every other branch of knowledge, by being the outcome of divine revelation. Consequently the interpretation of Scripture is the very first work of the theologian. When man constructs a system of philosophy, he must look into his own mind for the data; but when he constructs the Christian system he must look in the Bible for…
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It may be that I am lazy recently but I have seen so much good writing on some other blogs, that I don’t have much to say. I was turned toward the blog reformation 21 by Dave Doran’s Glory and Grace (see side links). Carl Trueman has an excellent (albeit lengthy) post on the new tool of post-modern debaters called…
I has been a while since I posted something. For my faithful readership, thanks for sticking with it (you two are a blessing). I can give lots of excuses for the delay in writing. . . like that we went on a backpacking adventure down to Zion National Park to hike the Narrows, the world’s longest slot canyon; or that…
Dave Doran over at Glory & Grace presents a good perspective on the current debates and ramblings going on in American Christianity and reminds us to focus on what really is important. That was a good reminder!