Faith Depending on God and Work are not Mutually Exclusive 20 Jan 201523 Jan 2015 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should…
Faith God Must Work and We Must Work 20 Jan 201522 Jan 2015 Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to…
Books… The Value of Salvation 20 Jan 201520 Jan 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! After graduating from what would become Yale University in 1722, Edwards served for a period of 8 months at a Presbyterian Church in New York. In one…
Faith The Virtues of the Ten Virgins, Part 2 19 Jan 201519 Jan 2015 In yesterday's post we started looking at Jesus' Parable of the Ten Virgins, in Matthew 25:1-13. It is one of several illustrations Jesus told in answer to His disciples' question…
Exegesis… The Virtues of the Ten Virgins, Part 1 18 Jan 201518 Jan 2015 Sometimes the most powerful way to make a point is to tell a story. I like making stories up for my kids at bed time. Some of their favorites are…
Love Loving like Jesus means Becoming God-Centered and Other Centered 16 Jan 201516 Jan 2015 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then…
Love Loving like Jesus Means We Need Grace 15 Jan 201515 Jan 2015 Yesterday I said the more like Christ we become, the better we will be at relationships and the better we will get at dealing with problems and challenges in our…
Love To Love like Jesus, You Need to Love Jesus 14 Jan 201514 Jan 2015 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then…
Books… Trusting in Our Own Righteousness is a Thing Fatal to the Soul 13 Jan 201513 Jan 2015 It is time for Tuesdays with Edwards! In my last few posts on grace I have made some strong assertions that grace is the only thing that works. If we…
Christian Living… Forward Motion, Part 3 8 Jan 201510 Jan 2015 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 