Love… Lessons on Truthfulness (or the Lack Thereof) in King Saul 9 Nov 20149 Nov 2014 Contrast the truthfulness of Samuel that we saw in my last post with King Saul. Saul was handpicked by Samuel and by the Lord to be Israel's first king. We…
Love… Lessons on Truthfulness in Samuel 7 Nov 20147 Nov 2014 Love is shown by truthfulness. The importance of truthfulness—honesty and trustworthiness—is one of the main lessons in the book of Samuel. 1 Samuel opens with the story of Samuel's birth.…
Books… We Are Not to Choose the Manner in Which Our Blessings Shall Be Bestowed 7 Nov 20147 Nov 2014 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 9: We Are Not to Choose the Manner in Which Our Blessings Shall Be Bestowed I think you know what God requires of you. The question…
Love… Truth and Love 6 Nov 20146 Nov 2014 I think the biggest challenge Christians face today is learning to forgive as Christ forgives us. In fact, what I feel the Lord has called me to do is to…
Books… Edwards’ Spiritual Direction to Young Christians 4 Nov 20144 Nov 2014 Tuesday with Edwards! Today I have selected a letter Edwards wrote in response to a letter from an eighteen year old Deborah Hatheway. Her town had been experiencing revivals after…
Love… Being Good about Being Good 3 Nov 20143 Nov 2014 One of the characteristics of Christian love is goodness. My last two posts have looked at what that means. Goodness is conducting ourselves towards others in the same way that…
Love… What Does it Mean to Be Good? 2 Nov 20142 Nov 2014 If we are going to be like God, if we are going to love like God, we are going to have to people who love to do good. Love is…
Grace… Love Is Shown by Gratitude 29 Oct 201429 Oct 2014 John 1:14 says that Jesus came from the Father full of grace and truth. Full of grace and full of truth. In other words Jesus' glory was that He both…
Books… Tuesdays with Edwards 28 Oct 201428 Oct 2014 Few people have had as much influence on my life and faith as Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). In the spirit of "Fenelon Friday" I have decided to post something from Jonathan…
Forgiveness… What Do Forgiving People Look Like? 28 Oct 201428 Oct 2014 Love is shown by forgiveness. How can we become people who forgive others as Jesus has forgiven us? What can we do? In this concluding post on forgiveness, I want…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 