Warfield on the Joyfully Exultant Tone of Miserable Sinner Christianity

This is a follow up to Wednesday’s night study in the Sermon on the Mount.  It is meant to emphasize the reality that though we know the truth about our own sinfulness, and realize something of our poverty of spirit before a Holy and perfect God, the result OUGHT to be GREAT JOY rather than [...]

7 Ways to Know If You Are Becoming a Fundamentalist

We’ve been talking about the Pharisees lately.. so I thought this might be some helpful clarification from Mark Driscoll.  God help us to not be Pharisees!!!

Taking sin seriously

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you.
Colossians 3:5
Do you mortify?  Do you make it your daily work?  Do not take a day off from this work; always be killing sin or it will be killing you.  We must strike it as an enemy until it ceases living.  Sin is laboring to bring forth [...]

J.C. Ryle on Unbelief

“We see … how exceedingly sinful is the sin of unbelief. Two remarkable expressions are used in teaching this lesson. One is, that our Lord “could do no mighty work” at Nazareth, by reason of the hardness of the people’s hearts. The other is, that “He was amazed at their unbelief.” The one shows us [...]

Brit Hume on Tiger Woods

Here’s a follow up to the Brit Hume comments about Tiger, Buddhism & Jesus Christ.  I think his observation about the name of Jesus Christ causing “all hell to break loose” is spot on.  Good job Mr. Hume on having the heart and the guts to state your beliefs while still being professional and tactful [...]

Read a good book lately?

A new year for me means, among other things, a stack of books on my “to read” list.  I try to keep my book diet more balanced than my food diet, sadly.  I’ve got six books going right now that fall into various categories.
My current stack looks like this:
PASTORAL:
The Trellis and the Vine by Colin [...]

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Our God is big.. and we are not! (yet He thinks of us?!)

When the “Mighty” fall

Most everyone has heard about the misadventures of Tiger Woods in the last couple of days.  I read a great post and thoughtful perspective on the late developments which I highly commend to you.  Click the continue reading command and then the link.
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Praying for the men’s retreat

I am regrettably & finally dealing with this sickness stuff that has been running through our family for the past couple of weeks.  So I’m home for the weekend rather than up at the retreat with the men.  I am committed to praying much over the next 36 hours for  God to work in the [...]

The Healing Ministry of Jesus

“And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people”
Matt 4:23 ESV

The following is taken from John Stott and I hope will serve as a base for some healthy discussion on the topic of miraculous healing today.
“The Gospel [...]