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 […]

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 […]

Today’s Quote – Christ’s Adequacy (Pascal)

Blaise Pascal, Pensées: Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, and who lives our life: and do the greatest things as though they were little and easy, because of His omnipotence. (HT: CQOD)

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 […]

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 […]

Today’s Quote – Jesus Christ (Lundgaard)

Kris Lundgaard, Through the Looking Glass: We are all brothers and sisters, whether or not we want to be, because we are human beings. It’s a fact of life and has nothing to do with choice. With the Lord Christ it was different (see Hebrews 2:11, 14-15). So that he might rescue us from death, […]

Today’s Quote – Resolving Conflict (Eyrich)

Howard Eyrich in The Journal of Modern Ministry: Seven key commitments for resolving marital conflict Committed to divorce being a non-option Speak the truth in love Take responsibility for thoughts and actions Seek and grant forgiveness Commit to repentance Practice the one anothers of Christian relationships Practice spiritual disciplines

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 […]

Today’s Quote – One Another (Harris)

Josh Harris, Stop Dating the Church: The longer I’m a Christian, the more aware I become that I cannot live the Christian life on my own. My individual and direct relationship with God through Jesus is the greatest privilege and He is truly all I need — and yet God in His wisdom has created […]

Today’s Quote – Faithfulness (DeYoung)

Kevin DeYoung, Why We Love the Church: Our part is to do our part.…God will not reward churchgoers, or His churches for that matter, for being big and influential, or hip and culturally with-it, but for being good and faithful (Mt. 25:23). That’s all God asks of us — be good and faithful, which is […]

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 […]

Today’s Quote – Family (Edwards)

Jonathan Edwards, “A Farewell Sermon:” Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church, consecrated to Christ, and wholly influenced and governed by his rules.

A blog worth reading: Pulpit Magazine

I subscribe to a number of different blogs in order to help me stay informed of current issues of discussion and debate in the Christian world. Some are obviously better than others. One that I read has been on a kind of sabbatical for a while, and has just this week started posting daily comments […]

Today’s Quote – Christianity (Guinness)

Os Guinness, The Dust of Death: Modern Christianity is crucially weak at three vital points. The first is its compromised, deficient understanding of revelation. Without Biblical historicity and veracity behind the Word of God, theology can only grow closer to Hinduism. Second, the modern Christian is drastically weak in an unmediated, personal, experiential knowledge of […]

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 […]