Books… Book Review: Charis, God’s Scandalous Grace for Us 8 Dec 20148 Dec 2014 I love books. I love reading. I believe Charlie "Tremendous" Jones was right to say, "You will be the same person five years from now you are today except for…
Grace… In Repentance and Rest is Your Salvation 7 Dec 20147 Dec 2014 This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have…
Books… Pure Faith Sees God Alone 5 Dec 20145 Dec 2014 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 14: Pure Faith Sees God Alone Do not worry about the future. It makes no sense to worry if God loves you and has taken care…
Discipleship Pass the Cloak 4 Dec 20144 Dec 2014 As parents, Mandi and I have been charged by God with the responsibility to raise our three girls so that one day they can be mature and responsible women who…
Books… Mary’s Remarkable Act 2 Dec 20142 Dec 2014 It's Tuesday and that means it is time for Tuesdays with Edwards! One of the many things I have grown to appreciate in the writings of Jonathan Edwards is his…
Discipleship Cloaking Lessons 2 Dec 20143 Dec 2014 The end goal of spiritual fathering or mothering is to raise up sons and daughters who become spiritual fathers and mothers. If we are going to be spiritual fathers and…
Discipleship Cloaked 1 Dec 20141 Dec 2014 Last week we looked at the first 12 verses of 2 Kings 2 and focused on the blessing it was to be a spiritual father or mother and the blessing…
Discipleship Who Is Your Elisha? 30 Nov 201430 Nov 2014 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven…
Discipleship… We Need Spiritual Parents Who Teach Us What it Means to Live for God Through Christ 29 Nov 201429 Nov 2014 Yesterday I shared that 2 Kings 2:1-18 is one of Scripture's clearest pictures of spiritual fatherhood (i.e. discipleship). Like Elisha, we need spiritual fathers and mothers who teach us what…
Books… Despair at Our Imperfections Is a Greater Obstacle Than the Imperfection Itself 29 Nov 201429 Nov 2014 Yesterday was Fénelon Friday!...Unfortunately, you my dear reader, have had to wait until today for the selection. But fret not! It is worth the wait…. LETTER 13: Despair at Our…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 