Psalm 8! Amazing Hubble pictures at National Geographic.
Watch this before your next slice of cake
Arturo Azurdia: “The efficacious empowerment of the Spirit of God is indispensable to the ministry of proclamation.”
Would you pray for the preaching of the Word in your church tomorrow? The efficacious empowerment of the Spirit of God is indispensable to the ministry of proclamation. Arturo Azurdia
Developing the Appetite of a Loser
When we eat right, good food tastes better. There is a spiritual lesson here. When we cram our hearts and minds with cultural sugar, we have little appetite for a feast of God’s Word As mentioned previously (see here), one…
More motivation to memorize Scripture
Charles Bridges: The sudden flash of light leaves no influence. There is no movement from the heart, till the truth is clearly exhibited to the mind, set strongly and constantly in view, deeply pondered and closely applied. The Christian Ministry,…
Thank God for third grade Sunday school teachers
With my sermon complete, I sat down in my study on Saturday evening to read the thoughts of others who have preached on Ephesians 4:1-16. My reading included Bryan Chapell’s commentary on Ephesians. Chappell is the president of Covenant Seminary…
CNN considers the downside of “friends with benefits”
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles…
If you’re not suffering now, you will soon – – Preparation is so important
In seminary, I began wondering how I would shepherd people through deep valleys that come with the changing seasons of life. One of my seminary professors once told a story about a family that faced a terrible tragedy. I asked…
Shannon Popkin: “Tossing Seeds on Cement”
Shannon Popkin posts about Tom Hammond, a pastor who was a very significant influence in my life. I can vividly remember watching Tom share the Gospel when I thought, there is no way this will take root, yet it did. …
A Nazi work camp contrasted with the castle at Neuschwanstein
Our family may be able to visit both the Neuschwanstein castle and Flossenburg this summer. So, I was interested in this post from that angle. But, more than that, because I have a great appreciation for Bonhoeffer. Gene Fant writes:…