A Liberal Church… “A Lonely Place”
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. - James 4:8 -Ben
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Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. - James 4:8 -Ben
Christianity = Where Sin Abounds, Grace Super-Abounds
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008CJ Mahaney's interview of Sinclair Ferguson struck me. Snippet: But on the other hand I find that, because I am a sinner, I have got to work harder intellectually and mentally to see there is an even richer vocabulary for grace. Under the principle of Romans 5:20—“where sin abounds, grace ...
Speaking Your Prayers
Sunday, March 30th, 2008David Powlison chimes in here... I've known many people whose relationship with God was significantly transformed as they started to speak up with their Father. Previously, "prayer" fizzled out in the internal buzz of self-talk and distractions, worries and responsibilities. Previously, what they thought of as prayer involved certain religious feelings, ...
They Didn’t Understand The Scripture
Saturday, March 29th, 2008So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up ...
Speaking The Word
Friday, March 28th, 2008Some thoughts by Justin Taylor: In listening to an old lecture recently by J. I. Packer, he made the comment that it was not until after the 17th century (as far as he could tell) that people started doing silent prayers and reading as opposed to praying and reading out loud. For ...
Some Thoughts On Philly
Monday, March 24th, 2008For those who don't know, I went on a missions trip to the Kensington area of Philadelphia with a team from KCCE and Campus Crusade last week during Spring Break. It's hard to describe the impact it had on me, but I'll try. 1. I went into the week a bit expectant ...
All She Had To Live On
Monday, March 24th, 2008Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of ...
