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…
Grace… Being the Lord’s Anointed 18 Dec 2015 In yesterday's post we looked at 1 Samuel 24 where David models Jesus' command to love our enemies and do good to them in his sparing of Saul. Just as…
Fenelon Should a Reformed Protestant Such as Myself like a Catholic Bishop like Fénelon? 18 Dec 2015 And now it is time for a very special Fénelon Friday…. One of my readers has raised questions about my admiration of Fénelon. Basically it revolves around the following concerns:…
Grace… Too Hard to Understand or Just Not What We Want to Do? 17 Dec 2015 He said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, or lift my hand against him; for he is…
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;…
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… We Should Listen to God and Not to Self 11 Dec 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 25: We Should Listen to God and Not to Self I beg you not to listen to self. Self-love whispers in one ear and the love…
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…
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. 