Sunday Leftovers (9/27/09)

We tend towards discouragement because we do not think rightly about our position in relation to God’s wisdom and sovereignty.  We see big circumstances and an inadequate God.  We feel the weight of responsibility from God rather than viewing that responsibility as a gift and a privilege.  We want the end of God’s reward and […]

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Today’s Quote – Approval (Carson)

D. A. Carson, The Cross and the Christian Ministry: …many of us…have unwittingly become more like Corinthian Christians than like Pauline (that is, biblical!) Christians.  Many of us are well-to-do and comfortable, with little incentive to live in vibrant anticipation of Christ’s return.  Our desire for the approval of the world often outstrips our desire […]

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Today’s Quote – Adolescence (Adams)

Jay Adams, The Journal of Modern Ministry (Fall 2006): One factor hindering proper training in this area is the increasing social acceptance of childhood rebellion, and teenage rebellion in particular.  Many parents have been duped into thinking that their children will inevitably rebel and that nothing can be done to stop it.  This causes hopelessness […]

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Grab Bag

An assortment of miscellaneous articles and thoughts from around the web: Al Mohler, “Looking Back:  TIME asks: ‘Is God Dead John Piper, “10 Reasons Why Believing in the Sovereignty of God Matters” A couple books that look interesting (I have not read these books and know nothing about them other than what you will read […]

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Sunday Leftovers (9/20/09)

As we think about the early church, even though reading the epistles, it is still sometimes tempting to be idealistic about the world in which those believers lived and the manner in which those churches functioned.  “If only our church could be like those early New Testament churches…,” we suggest.  Yet in such longings we […]

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Consider God’s servant Job

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been making our way through Job in our daily Bible reading. Just reading the first couple of chapters makes one think of people who have suffered or reminds one of his own suffering.  I’ve thought of numerous hospital visits and bedside prayers for people dying — children and […]

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They believe in the church

As I said recently, I love the church.  In my journey of increasing passion for Christ’s bride, I have been helped by numerous writers who have stimulated my thinking towards godly and biblical thoughts about the church.  We need preeminently the Word of God to shape our think on all things; but we are wise […]

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