Here is a thought worth meditating on: Sometimes when we pray someone would be blessed, we end up being the instrument God uses to bless the person for whom we prayed. God answers our praying by saying, “I will bless…
How Thrilled Are You About the Good News?
“If you are not aware of the fact that this is the greatest good news that has ever come into the world, or has ever been received by man, it may be due to the fact that you have an…
Tranquility is Not Always a Good Thing
You cannot, therefore, take credit for a tranquil kingdom, when there was tranquility for no other reason than because Christ was silent. I admit that, on the revival of the gospel, great disputes arose where all was quietness before. Calvin’s…
Question: Do More People in our Culture Agree with Lennon or Hebrews?
I imagine that John Lennon wouldn’t much like the New Testament book of Hebrews. True: both Lennon and Hebrews pay tribute to the idea of peace. The benediction at the end of Hebrews begins with the words, “May the God…
Paul Tripp Talks About What Hinders Community in the American Church
From Desiring God’s blog: What is the greatest hindrance to cultivating community in the American church? The first thing that comes to mind is frenetic western-culture busyness. I read a book on stress a few years back, and the author…
Hopeful Words from Mary Beth Chapman
As you probably know, the Chapman family was called to walk through a very deep valley when their daughter died in an accident a year ago. Mary Beth Chapman posted today about how we can pray for them as a…
What We Encourage Our Graduates to Remember
Graduation is here again. As a pastor, that means that I will once again be sharing a letter with graduating seniors. Every year I make it a point to graduating seniors to never forget that: Jesus Christ is the only…
Christians Suffer in the “Delivery Room”
Let me make an analogy between the physical and the spiritual. Would you not agree that there is a fundamental difference between pain in the cancer ward and agony in the delivery room? One is suffering that brings life; the…
Challenging Low Views of the Church
Dapper Darryl Dash’s post is worth reading today if for no other reason than to see a tight collection of quotes about the Church. The one from Augustine makes me nervous. But, its worth thinking about. I often talk to…
Children and the Snakes That Will Bite Them
I had a lot of reasons to smile in this picture. (I’m the one with a light complexion). But, the center of my joy was because the children I’m was with were near the Carolyn Kempton Memorial Hospital, where all…