Books… Little Suns 26 Apr 2016 Tuesdays with Edwards! But the soul of a saint receives light from the Sun of Righteousness, in such a manner, that its nature is changed, and it becomes properly a…
Books… God Speaks More Effectually in the Soul Than to It 22 Apr 2016 It's Fenelon Friday! LETTER 39: God Speaks More Effectually in the Soul Than to It Nothing gives me more satisfaction to see you living so simply and peacefully. Simplicity brings…
Grace An Anxious Heart Needs Kindness 13 Apr 2016 Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up (Proverbs 12:25, NIV). How true this is. Not a rational word, but a kind word. We can often…
Books… The Essence of Christianity 12 Apr 2016 It’s time for Tuesdays with Edwards! Hence we may learn the nature of true and sincere Christian piety. This shows the nature and genius of Christianity, what that is wherein…
Books… Resisting God, an Effective Hindrance to Grace 8 Apr 20168 Apr 2016 It’s Fénelon Friday! LETTER 38: Resisting God, an Effective Hindrance to Grace Down deep in your heart I believe you know what God demands of you, but you are resisting…
Books… Suffering Belongs to the Living, Not the Dead 25 Mar 2016 It's Fénelon Friday! Just a reminder here of something I have clarified before, that when Fénelon refers to "self" and "self-love," he is talking about our sinful nature and the…
Books… False Positive 12—That Affections Seem Real and Pleasing to Other Christians. Part 1. 22 Mar 2016 Tuesdays with Edwards! For those who might be just joining us…. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is one of Edwards' most widely read and influential works, and has come to…
Books… False Positive 11—That Affections Make a Person Confident that Their Experience is Divine and that They are in Good Estate. Part 6. 15 Mar 2016 Tuesdays with Edwards! For those who might be just joining us…. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is one of Edwards' most widely read and influential works, and has come to…
Books… Surrender Is Not a Heroic Sacrifice, But a Simple Sinking Into the Will of God 11 Mar 2016 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 34: Surrender Is Not a Heroic Sacrifice, But a Simple Sinking Into the Will of God Your only assignment, my dear daughter, is to be strong…
A Tale of Three Women… This Is What Grace Does 7 Mar 2016 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of…