Today’s Quote – Christmas (Rosetti)

Christina Rosetti, in Christianity Today, What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb, If I were a wise man, I would do my part, Yet what can I give Him? Give Him my heart.

Today’s Quote – Christmas (Boice)

James Montgomery Boice, The Christ of Christmas, If the story were a fable or even an event that merely had happened 2,000 years ago (or even 100 years ago) and then ended, it would have no hold upon us. What does it really matter that somebody died long ago in a far-off land? I have […]

Today’s Quote – Christmas (Briscoe)

Stuart Briscoe, in Christianity Today, The spirit of Christmas needs to be superceded by the Spirit of Christ. The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal. The spirit of Christmas is sentimental; the spirit of Christ is supernatural. The spirit of Christmas is a human product; the Spirit of Christ is […]

Sunday Leftovers (12/21/08)

Christmas isn’t about babies. Or gifts. Or giving. Or sacrifice. Or thankfulness. Or in songs. Or family. Or tradition. Christmas is about death. More specifically, Christmas is about the death of Christ. That is to say, Christmas is about the gospel. The Christian faith demands clarity about many things. But it demands that we must […]

Today’s Quote – Christmas (Colson)

Charles Colson, A Dangerous Grace, When God wanted to defeat sin, his ultimate weapon was the sacrifice of his own Son. On Christmas Day two thousand years ago, the birth of a tiny baby in an obscure village in the Middle East was God’s supreme triumph of good over evil.

Today’s Quote – Bible reading (Luther)

Martin Luther, For some years now I have read through the Bible twice every year. If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a little branch, I have shaken every one of these branches because I wanted to know what it was and what it meant.

Today’s Quote – Bible reading (Whitney)

Donald Whitney, Simplify Your Spiritual Life, It’s not so much what we read in the Bible that changes us, but what we remember. Doubtless there are many believers who should increase their daily intake of Scripture, but many others are devoting all the time they can. If you cannot possibly add meditation to the time […]

Practical tips for reading your Bible and submitting to the Spirit

Read with the intent of knowing God and His mind, not “solving problems.” Establish a time and place that you will meet God every day — e.g., on sofa at 6:30 a.m. Keep a Bible, pad & pen (and maybe a devotional book) at that location. Read the Bible systematically & with balance (history, poetry, […]

Today’s Quote – Bible reading (Spurgeon)

Charles Spurgeon, Counsel for Christian Workers, It is always best to drink at the well and not from the tank. You shall find that reading the Word of God for yourselves, reading it rather than notes about it, is the surest way of growing in grace. Drink the unadulterated milk of the Word of God, […]

Read the Bible this year

A number of years ago, my folks asked me what I wanted for Christmas. At the top, as usual (some things never change), was a list of books. And I graciously was given several of the desired volumes. So a month or two after Christmas, my Dad asked me about one of the books (one […]

Today’s Quote – Marriage (Piper)

John Piper, This Momentary Marriage, The most foundational thing to see from the Bible about marriage is that it is God’s doing. And the ultimate thing to see from the Bible about marriage is that it is for God’s glory.…Most foundationally, marriage is the doing of God. And ultimately, marriage is the display of God.

Christmas questions

Multiple times each day over the past week or so, I have been asked, “do you have any family coming for Christmas?” This is the time of year that we typically have more opportunities to be with family. And for many of us, that also means chances to be with family that do not yet […]

Today’s Quote – Faithfulness (Meyer)

F. B. Meyer, Don’t waste your time waiting and longing for large opportunities which may never come. But faithfully handle the little things that are always claiming your attention.

Today’s Quote – Christmas (Stinson)

Randy Stinson, Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Is it not a mercy that once a year the Advent season helps us re-orient ourselves with the astonishing fact that God’s Son took on human flesh and dwelt among us? He has. Now every futile thing has been touched with hope. What is the hope awakened […]

Free Spurgeon audio book

Each month, Christian Audio offers a free book for download (either .mp3 or .wma format). This month the offering is the first three months of Spurgeon’s classic devotional Morning and Evening. To receive the book, simply add the book to your shopping cart, sign in, and when prompted for a coupon code, enter the phrase […]