"God, help us to love seeing your sanctifying work in our spouses.  May we own up to our own sinfulness in light of your character and forgive us for comparing our sinfulness to our spouse's.  May you be the standard in our home and your Word our light.  May our homes reflect your good gospel … Continue reading High Expectations

Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. 1 John 3:13

"For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh." - GALATIANS 5:17 In every believer's heart there is a constant struggle between the old nature and the new. The old nature is very active, and loses no opportunity of plying all the weapons of its deadly armoury against newborn grace; while on … Continue reading Some Tuesday Morning Encouragement from Spurgeon…

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29:1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. 4 The … Continue reading Give, Set, Take the Glory to God

Okay, first of all it's a Tuesday-Monday.  You know, the first day of the work week after a blessed Monday off with the family and everything collides on this day so that the rest of week is less than chaotic (yep, that's my rampant optimism shining through in my hopes that this week is "less … Continue reading A Death Sentence…

As we come up on Memorial Day weekend it is important for us to remember those who have paid so much, even their lives, for the freedoms we enjoy in the United States.  The freedoms we enjoy allow for great good and great evil.  It is the responsibility of free citizens to help and aid … Continue reading In Memory Of…

Now we come to my final observations from Hobbiton, I mean Chicago. There we were about half way through the first day and I began to notice an underlying theme.  I leaned over to Cole Penick and inquired of him...he confirmed my suspicions... The Gospel Coalition is the Shire of evangelicalism.  Allow me to explain. … Continue reading Gospel Coalition Conference – “There and Back Again” (Final observation)

Don Carson's talk was very good on cultural flexibility - being all things to all men to reach some.  I thought he did a very ample job of making sure that the flexibility is only for the messenger, NOT the message (the gospel) or even the convert (still demanding repentance and faith in Christ alone … Continue reading Gospel Coalition Conference – Observation #9