Pages completely filled with incomplete thoughts.
I remember the first time I fully explained the Doctrines of Grace to my parents I told them that I was a “Calvinist.” The response I got will always stick with me. One of my parents (I can’t remember which) then said, “Wait, so you’re not a Christian?” Their tone was one of deep concern…
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One reason we’re told to ask for our daily bread is because it’s a way that we affirm God’s Lordship over the entirety of creation generally, and the lives of us as individuals specifically. God provides for all of his creation. Like he provided a perfect daily portion of manna for Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 16), God also provides for us exactly what we require for each day, and he tells us to humble ourselves in view of his sovereign providence by asking him to continue. He knows our needs and gives to us accordingly.
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Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying,… It’s been said, “If you want God to speak to you, read your Bible. If you want to hear God speak to…
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It grieves me to the heart to know that becasue I was born a white male in the United States, I have so many advantages afforded to me simply through birth. I believe–along with Christians around the planet and across time–that all of mankind has been created in God’s very image, and having been created in His image it means we all have inherent and inextricable dignity. However, fallen humans throughout time have seen fit to take certain aspects of our diversity and elevate them as better, or more important, than others–most notably the color of one’s skin.
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Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. John 6:35 Jesus said to them,… Jesus is always talking to our hearts. He’s not interested in merely satisfying our tangible needs or tickling our intellect–though he surely does those–but he’s always…
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Lord, plant me in your word.
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I’m fairly handy, and I enjoy building. My wife, Verena, and I have several pieces of furniture in our house that I have made with nothing for plans but a couple of pins that she’s passed to me from her Pinterest account. And while creating something where there was formerly nothing is a lot of…
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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Father, I shall not want because I have no need that you haven’t provided for. You are my good shepherd and my good provider. You care for me in ways I could never expect to care for myself. Nothing that you have withheld from me is needed, because you have,…
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This post is adapted from a talk I was recently privileged to give to the men’s group at my local church. Introduction I want to start by putting all of my cards on the table and say that on this topic, I believe that the Bible is authoritative and clear regarding salvation and Godly living,…
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I didn’t write enough to do a full top ten–nearly every post would have been on the list–so here’s a top five. I’m not surprised that The Beatitudes landed at number one since The Gospel Coalition linked to it over the summer, but looking back I’m a bit surprised that the others had so many…
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The Drawing Board 