I’m thankful for books. I’m thankful that God gave me a love for reading early in life, and that there are so many good books from which to choose.
As Paul wrote to Timothy, When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments (2 [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Forget Not All His Benefits – Part 3
Posted in Books, Forget Not All His Benefits, gratitude on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Forget Not All His Benefits – Part 2
Posted in Forget Not All His Benefits, gratitude on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m thankful to God for my wife. She’s loving, patient, intelligent, and many, many other things. Most of all, she’s God’s gift to me. Thank You, Lord!
Forget Not All His Benefits
Posted in Forget Not All His Benefits, gratitude on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. (Psalm 103:1-2)
I’m thankful for the good congregation God has given me to pastor – Immanuel Community Church – and the good elders to serve alongside.
I’m thankful for the [...]
God Uses All Kinds
Posted in Christian life, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, gratitude on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My preaching in the Gospel of Mark has brought us to Mark 3:7-19. I’ve really enjoyed it, never having preached through it before.
One of the things that jumped out at me in the last section (3:7-19) is that Jesus chose all kinds of different men to be His apostles.
He appointed twelve: Simon (to whom he [...]
Both Relevant and Different
Posted in Quotes, church, contemporary evangelicalism on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Charles Ringsma writes:
There is no virtue in isolating ourselves from the world. This will not safeguard our spirituality. But it will certainly condemn us to irrelevance. There is no virtue in being culturally “trendy” and accepting blindly the latest offering in the round of personal and social “cures.” At the same time, there is no [...]
Leaving the Results to God
Posted in Jesus Christ, Ministry, church, faithfulness on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the best definitions of evangelism I’ve heard I remember from Campus Crusade for Christ – “sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit while leaving the results to God.”
Why can’t we have a similar definition of building the church- “fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus Christ in [...]
It May Seem Harsh, but It’s True
Posted in gratitude on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tony Payne recounts this story of a pastor who responds to a complaining man with five words. It may seem harsh, but it really is true. You can read it here.
Random Thoughts
Posted in Random Thoughts on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some things that have come to my mind recently:
I heard Christmas music in a store last week. Please, make it stop! If I was king for a day, I’d outlaw anything Christmas-related until 12:01 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving. Period.
Now that the election is over, it’s time to take down all the campaign signs. While [...]
No Despair or Hate Here
Posted in Miscellaneous, faith in life, politics on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Senator Barack Obama is the President-elect. It has to be said that it is genuinely historic and good that a black man has been elected President of the United States, an overwhelmingly white nation.
He’s not the candidate I voted for, but I see no reason to despair, hate, or loathe. He won fair and square [...]
You Are the Answer
Posted in C.S. Lewis, Problem of Evil, Quotes on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I know now, God, why You utter no answer. You Yourself are the answer. Before Your face questions die away. What other answer would suffice?”
C.S. Lewis (from Till We Have Faces)
