What I've Been Learning Our Witness Should Attract People, not Attack People 10 Nov 201510 Nov 2015 She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. But I did not believe these things until I…
Books… True Friendships Are Founded Only in God 23 Oct 201523 Oct 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 18: True Friendships Are Founded Only in God We must be content with the friends that God gives us, without having selfish choices of our own.…
Books… False Positive 1—that Religious Affections are Very Great. Part 2. 13 Oct 201513 Oct 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! Without a doubt, one of Edwards' most important contributions was his book A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections. It is one of Edwards' most widely read and influential…
What I've Been Learning Using and Responding to God’s Blessings 11 Oct 201511 Oct 2015 When Hiram heard Solomon's message, he was greatly pleased and said, "Praise be to the LORD today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great…
Books… Those Who Injure Us Are to Be Loved and Welcomed as the Hand of God 9 Oct 20159 Oct 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 16: Those Who Injure Us Are to Be Loved and Welcomed as the Hand of God I certainly sympathize with you in all of your troubles,…
Books… Our Knowledge Stands in the Way of Our Becoming Wise 2 Oct 20152 Oct 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 15: Our Knowledge Stands in the Way of Our Becoming Wise Live in quiet peace, my dear young lady, without any thought for the future. For…
Books… What Do We Need More Of? 29 Sep 201529 Sep 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! Today's selection is from Some Thoughts Concerning the Revival (1743), which Edwards wrote following the Great Awakening. I think what he said then is just as applicable…
What I've Been Learning Washing the Foot that Kicks You 21 Sep 201521 Sep 2015 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet (John 13:14, NIV). Jesus washed Judas' feet. He knew Judas was going…
Books… Good Counsel 20 Sep 201520 Sep 2015 "The place for the comforter is not that of one who preaches, but of the comrade who says nothing, but prays to God about the matter. The biggest thing you…
Discipleship Learning to Be Spirit Led 10 Sep 201510 Sep 2015 We need to be in tune with the Spirit if we are going to grow into mature disciplers of God's people. How do we do that? Being in tune with…