Perfect Timing
“Surely the Lord of time is the best judge of time; and in nothing do we more discover our folly and rashness, than in presuming to fix the times either of our comforts or our troubles. As for our...
View ArticleYou Can Count on This
“God’s wondrous working in the past should deepen our confidence in Him and make us to seek at His hands blessings and mercies for the present. Since He so graciously provided such a Shepherd for the...
View ArticleAs the Breathing of Our Souls
In the experience of God’s people, it is often found that when their outward condition is troubled, their inward state is full of perplexities and fears. In affliction, Satan seeks to make a breach...
View ArticlePriorities
As I settle Clairesy, 3, down for a nap: Claire: Are you going to have a baby boy? Me: Yes. Claire: I like Baby Boy. Do you like Baby Boy? Me: Yes. I love Baby Boy. Are you going to tell Baby Boy about...
View ArticleBlessed Are the Meek
These passages are taken from Spurgeon’s most excellent sermon on the third beatitude, found here. Highly, highly recommended! ******* “The meek in spirit are like a photographer’s sensitive...
View ArticleDitch the Paralysis and Divining Rods and Just Do This
Many Christians take a “passive trust” approach to seeking guidance and direction from the Lord. They think that knowing God’s will comes as God reveals His secret plan to them; then they will know...
View ArticleThe Rare Time I Quote Frank Schaeffer
I haven’t read any of Frank Schaeffer’s books. The only one I’ve flipped through was sitting on a Barnes and Noble shelf. I remember reading a few pages and being shocked and disgusted and very...
View ArticleThe Oldest, Friendliest Thing in Anybody’s Marriage
The bed is the heart of the home, the arena of love, the seedbed of life, and the one constant point of meeting. It is the place where, night-by-night, forgiveness and fair speech return that the sun...
View ArticleRiver, Geyser, or Meteor
Friendship can take different turns–it can run like a river, quietly and sustainingly through life; it can erupt like a geyser, forcefully and intermittently at times; or it can explode like a meteor,...
View ArticleHard to Swallow
He could see the bell tower of Wesley Chapel, the grand bulk of First Baptist, and the empty lots, as green as jade, on either side of the tree-enveloped Lord’s Chapel. Away to the west, blue mountains...
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