Naked Honesty
“I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy” (Ps 116:1). The psalmist’s honesty is naked. “I love the Lord,” he says, “And here is why. He hears me.” There is nothing articulate in
Continue reading“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
I Shall See Him Face to Face
Perhaps it was her blindness and poverty that kept Fanny Crosby acutely focused on eternal things. No doubt it was this eternal perspective that produced much of her joy. She had one hymn she kept private most of her life.
Continue readingRead or Die
A reading Christian is a growing Christian. A non-reading Christian is a shrinking one. The reason this is true is that the Christian life is never static. We are always moving in one direction or the other. Our mind is
Continue readingTwo Ways to Live
Matthias Media has a great little evangelistic tool called Two Ways to Live. The strength of TWTL as a gospel outline is that it explains the gospel of Jesus Christ in the context of the overarching story of the Bible,
Continue readingThe Long-Suffering of God
Long-suffering is one of the most comforting attributes of God to His children who choose to meditate on it. To know that it is this quality of God that led me to repentance unto salvation in 1984, and continues to
Continue readingNuggets on Marriage, Family, and Ministry [6/21/12]
Being able to do nothing more than sit in my recliner recovering from hernia surgery, I am catching up on reading articles I’ve printed off in the past few months. Here’s a selection that I personally found helpful to my
Continue readingWhat Is Your Faith Culture?
Today, many experts in the Church are weighing on the best way to transfer faith from generation to generation. Personally, I think much of the hand-wringing misses a central point: that every human being enters the world with a depraved
Continue readingDon’t Spit on the Carpet and Other Ministry Manners
During a recent visit to Princeton Theological Seminary, I was privileged to visit the historical room inside the library, which is in the process of being remodeled and expanded. One rare, glass-encased book displayed there is Letters on Clerical Manners
Continue readingOne Pastor Confesses to Plagiarism
Last week, Justin Taylor posted selections from the writings of D. A. Carson which confronted the sin of plagiarism in the pulpit. This immediately resulted in thankfulness in my heart for the sanctifying grace of God recently made evident in
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20 Quotes from Father Hunger – Tony Reinke shares his collection of quotes that caught his attention in the reading of Doug Wilson’s latest book. Should Elders Ever Walk Away? – A common question is “When should I end a
Continue readingScriptures to Read Tonight
Preparing for the celebration of the Lord’s Day—to worship Him and fellowship with other believers—is a much-neglected, but important, spiritual discipline. By using the ACTS acrostic, a common tool for prayer, let me suggest some Scriptures that will shift the
Continue readingNuggets [6/15/12]
The War Against Weakness– “People frame their lives to make themselves look strong and calm when, in reality, they are weak and burdened. The beautiful picture of Adam and Eve resting perfectly in the provision of the Lord is exchanged
Continue readingThe Rock that Holds Me
When we think of God being our Rock, our steady guide and solid foundation, we think of Him as being the One we hold on to. This is so true. When the trials of life come our faith clings to
Continue readingSecured and Empowered by Grace
Those whom God saves are saved forever. Those whom God saves He empowers to endure in the faith until the end (Mk 13:13). This is the doctrine known as the perseverance of the saints. Sometimes referred to as the security
Continue readingCarl Jung’s Counseling Beliefs
The question was posed concerning how the counseling philosophy and practice of the famed psychoanalyst Carl Jung (1875-1961) compares with biblical counseling. Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist. As a boy, he developed a lifelong interest in superstition, mythology,
Continue readingBut Christ has Never Been Sweeter
LORD, My sin has never been more repulsive to my spiritual senses, but Christ has never been sweeter. My strength has never more acutely felt like weakness, but Christ has never been sweeter. My awareness of living in a fallen
Continue readingWhat Our Resurrection Body Will Be Like
When facing the reality of ongoing physical suffering, whether by disease or crippling disability, one of the distinct wellsprings of hope that believers in Jesus Christ have is the future resurrection of our body unto new life. Certainly this is
Continue readingHow We Die
Nowadays it is almost illegal to die of old age. The medically scientific world simply has to put a name on whatever it is that causes our death. Don’t get me wrong. I am certainly not opposed to medical and
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