Three Articles Worth Reading and Thinking About
When Evangelism Looks Like a Protest - J. Warner WallaceDo True Believers Have Wicked Hearts? - Justin TrevinoLove is More Than a Choice - John Piper
View ArticleWisdom from Washer
"Even our failures can bring forth good if they crush our independence, drive us closer to Christ, & make us more aware of our need of grace.""The greatest need of true saints is a greater...
View ArticleWhy Doesn't God Do More to Restrain Evil and Suffering?
These two articles by Randy Alcorn are thought-provoking and definitely worth taking the time to read and ponder.Why Doesn't God Do More to Restrain Evil and Suffering? Part 1Why Doesn't God Do More to...
View ArticleRejoicing in the "Average"
THIS was a real blessing! The introduction:You aren’t incredibly gifted? Well, welcome to the club of the “average.” Most of us dwell there. As an encouragement, let me introduce you to Simon Prevette....
View ArticleQuite Happy Without Any Joy
"Many love to have only the outward form of godliness and could not care less about evangelical privileges. They do not seek the marrow of divine promises which is the very life of communion with...
View ArticleWhy Christian Growth Often Begins Strong but Then Goes So Slow
From Archibald Alexander:"It seems desirable to ascertain, as precisely as we can, the reasons why Christians commonly are of so diminutive a stature and of such feeble strength in their religion."When...
View ArticleWhat Makes for a "Good" Church?
Discerning a Sound Ministry or ChurchIt is so easy to be misled by current views of what a solid and sound ministry or church is. How can we judge between what is true and what seems to be good or...
View ArticleHow I Know My Wife Married the “Wrong” Person
Some excellent thoughts from Tyler McKenzie.Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4
View ArticleJesus Worked a "Secular" Job
From Jerram Barrs:Sometimes, Christians will insist that the only work that is truly worthwhile, pleasing to God, and spiritual is the work of serving the proclamation of the gospel across the world....
View Article"How is too hard"
Articles like THIS are difficult to read, but we need to read them. See two previous posts (HERE and HERE) for more context."Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep." (Romans 12:15)
View ArticleAll the Radical I Can Manage
THIS was a real blessing to me today. A snippet:Sometimes all the radical I can manage is that death grip on faith as I’m tossed to and fro. No, it’s not society-reforming, world-altering,...
View ArticleLife in the Realm of Forgiveness
I listened to THIS message again today, and was struck all over again by the power and encouragement of simple Gospel truth. Every minute of this message is worth hearing!
View ArticleJesus and Human History
“God could have poured out judgment on mankind in the Garden, therefore the only reason there is any history is because God has purposed to send his Son into the world, to pour out judgment on him and...
View ArticleAll the Way: At Work for Me - Mack Tomlinson
All the Way: At Work for Me -Mack TomlinsonThis morning in prayer, the thoughts came to me in a way they never have -- "You have been...
View ArticleResponding to Satan's Accusations
“Satan accuses Christians day and night. It is not just that he will work on our conscience to make us feel as dirty, guilty, defeated, destroyed, weak, and ugly as he possibly can; it is something...
View ArticleThe Irony of the Overprotected Child
_______Some interesting points in THIS article. A couple of excerpts:The same parents that won’t let their child out of their sight want her to be independent, make her own decisions, and think for...
View ArticleLighten Up, Christians!
THIS article was good for me this morning. A few quotes:We say we want to be like God, and we feel we mean it. But we don't. Not to be harsh, but if we did really mean it, we would be having a lot more...
View ArticleWhat I've Learned in Twenty Years of Marriage
From Russell Moore's article, "What I've Learned in Twenty Years of Marriage":We weren’t ready to get married. That’s true. But our finances were the least of our worries.I wasn’t ready, at twenty-two,...
View ArticleTricky Texts: 1 Corinthians 7:10-12
Tim Challies has an excellent article HERE on how we should understand 1 Cor. 7:10-12, and Paul's use of "not I, but the Lord" followed by "I, not the Lord" in this section. Here is the upshot:When I...
View ArticleJesus at the Center
“There is nothing in the Gospels more significant than the way in which Jesus deliberately places Himself at the very centre of His message.He does not say with other teachers, ‘The truth is...
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Battle to Do - Stephen Gates
I'm very excited to announce that Stephen Gates' new album, Battle to Do, is now available! It is encouraging, God-honoring and artistically excellent, and I highly commend it to you. It can be...
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Is There a Carnal Christian? - Ryan Fullerton
THIS is a fantastic message from Ryan; highly recommended. He does a great job of challenging "easy believism" on the one hand, and the temptation to write off immature and struggling Christians too...
View ArticleThings Jesus Will Never Say to You - Jared Wilson
From Jared Wilson:To those who trust in him for salvation, Jesus will never say:“Go play somewhere; I’m busy.”“Fake it til you make it.”“I just don’t think it’s gonna work out between us.”“I knew you...
View ArticleReal Church - Dane Ortlund
A couple of excerpts from a good article by Dane Ortlund:There's a strange idea I’m unlearning these days. Actually if I'm honest, I'm not yet unlearning it at all. But I'd like to. I need to. The...
View ArticleStraight From the Swine-Trough to the Best Robe
“I feel when I have sinned an immediate reluctance to go to Christ. I am ashamed to go. I feel as if it would not do to go, as if it were making Christ the minister of sin, to go straight from the...
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