Sovereignty… What I’ve Been Learning about Romans 8:28. 21 Dec 2015 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28, NIV). This is…
Grace… The Beauty of Grace (A Christmas Prayer) 20 Dec 2015 Father, Christmas puts Your grace front and center. We see the humility of it in how quietly it came, in the simple, plain, and common way Jesus entered the world.…
Grace… Loving Our Enemies 19 Dec 2015 David modeled what it means to love your enemy by sparing Saul's life in 1 Samuel 24. In yesterday's post we dug into the reality that the New Testament teaches…
Books… Absolute Trust Is the Shortest Road to God 18 Dec 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 26: Absolute Trust Is the Shortest Road to God I have no doubt that God considers you to be one of His friends; otherwise He would…
Books… False Positive 8—That Comforts and Joys Seem to Follow Awakenings and Convictions of Conscience, in a Certain Order. Part 2. 15 Dec 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is one of Edwards' most widely read and influential works, and has come to be viewed as a classic in Christian literature;…
Grace… Lessons from Boilers 14 Dec 2015 On October 24th our boiler died. Saturday December 12th, the last of the work was completed on our new system. That is 7 full weeks without heat or hot water.…
Prayer Christmas Grace (A Prayer) 13 Dec 2015 Gracious Father, We are so prone to run down the wrong path, to listen to the wrong voice, to act on the wrong motives. And we are no less prone…
Books… False Positive 8—That Comforts and Joys Seem to Follow Awakenings and Convictions of Conscience, in a Certain Order. Part 1. 9 Dec 2015 Yesterday was full of all sorts of unexpected surprises so I was not able to get my usual post on Jonathan Edwards up. Let's remedy that right now. It may…
Prayer We Come Before You (A Sunday Morning Prayer) 6 Dec 2015 Father, We come before You in awe and wonder. For we can see that Your power is limitless, Your wisdom far beyond our reach, Your righteousness is faultless, and Your…
Books… Only Imperfection Is Intolerant of Imperfection 4 Dec 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 24: Only Imperfection Is Intolerant of Imperfection It seems to me that you need to be a little more big-hearted about the imperfection of other people.…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 