> The whole of Christ, in his adorable character as the Son of God, is by himself made over to us most richly to enjoy. His wisdom is our direction, his knowledge our instruction, his power our protection, his justice our surety, his love our comfort, his mercy our solace,…
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Been reading over Mark Dever's book 9 Marks of a Healthy Church and am continuing to struggle (though even before this book) with the idea of church membership. He advocates for it in the sense of active, consistent engagement with a local body, which I agree with, though…
God brought me to Psalm 51 a week or so ago "at random" in searching for Psalm 57, which had it's own impact in the time it found me. It was a good psalm but I didn't pay the attention I ought to have…
God used this in a cool way recently and I just wanted to share what He shared with me. > Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms…
This is one of the most convicting yet joyful sermons I've heard in a long time. I also don't believe I've heard a sermon preached from Revelation, at least not beyond the first three chapters. The Bethlehem Conference for Pastors and Church Leaders from…
On "the scariest verse in the Bible": > The question is not do you know Jesus, it's does he know you. Are you known by him? - R.C. Sproul (from here [http://www.ligonier.org/learn/sermons/build-rock/] {:target="_blank"}) > “Why do…
Today marks the end of the writings of Moses in my yearly reading plan. In previous readings, I don't think I've ever come to the end of any Old Testament book and been sad, as strange as that may sound. I think often I've…
Reading through the political, social and spiritual climate of Germany at the rise of the Third Reich, it does provoke some comparisons with our own time. For one, we live in a very divided nation, certainly over issues different from the Germany of the 1930s, but related in at least…