“My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two things: That I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great Savior.”
—John Newton, quoted in Jonathan Aitken, John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2007), 347
Based on this quote, Michael Tinker has written these words:
Our King is a king of [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Great sinner, great Savior!
Posted in the gospel, tagged newton, Our King on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
His grip, not ours!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Our security is not our grip on Christ but His grip on us!”-D. Edmond Hiebert
“The fifth point of the doctrines of grace is preserving grace. It is often referred to as the perseverance of the saints or eternal security. Others speak of this doctrine by means of the pithy phrase “once saved, [...]
If only I . . . .then they would believe
Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do you ever get frustrated when you share the gospel and there is no response? What do we often do? We go somewhere and think, “What could I have done differently. Oh, if only I would have said this, brought up this point, or been able to perform some spectacular miracle. I just know he/she [...]
Think about it!
Posted in quotes on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“God’s eternal decree to save is greater than man’s sensual desire to sin.”–Steve Lawson
“A Christian should be an Alleluia from head to foot…… That is the truth of our lives. God made us, redeems us. provides for us. The natural…. logical response for that is praise to God.”–Augustine
“The heart of the human problem is the [...]
Don’t waste your kids
Posted in audio/video, family, tagged parenting, Rebelution on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gregg Harris, who spoke at the Rebelution conference, gave an outstanding message on parenting at Covenant LIfe Church last Sunday and my family and I listened to it the last couple of days. His text was Psalm 127 which speaks about the children of a godly man. Children are both a heritage from the Lord, [...]
Thoughts on hell
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hell on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I listened yesterday and today to a message by John MacArthur on hell. Sobering, very sobering! His message was based on the story in Luke 16 of the rich man and Lazarus. The story is a one of contrasts and reversals regarding the life, death, and life after death of these two men. The story [...]
On music and technology
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged music, technology, WORLD magazine on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a couple of interesting pieces trying to apply God’s Word to the huge areas of music and technology
Andree Seu writes, “I used to think one’s music listening habits were inconsequential. Or what theologians call “adiophora” (“things in different”). Nevertheless, when I listen to certain music whose message is at odds with the Truth, [...]
Are you in control?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged media on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to a 1998 Business Week survey, Americans spend 9.5 hours a day exposing themselves to media including listening to music, watching TV and movies, reading magazines, etc. That was 10 years ago before the rise of laptops, the invention of cellphones with all kinds of video capability like the Iphone, and even the invention [...]
Doing hard things?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Do Hard Things, harris, Rebelution on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The second session of the Rebelution Conference we attended over the weekend was led by Brett Harris who gave young people a vision for what doing hard things in their teenage lives would look like. He gave seven different ideas:
Doing hard things means fighting sin your life. Caving into sin is easy. Resisting temptation is [...]
Watching Joel Osteen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged joel osteen on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have only watched Joel Osteen a few times. It seems like in every “episode” of “Your Best Life Now”, Joel creates some sort of a need in your life, then tells you how him and his wife Victoria have struggled with that need, and then how they overcame and prospered and how you can [...]
