“Transformation of life will never happen without adoration of Christ!”–Bruce Ware
“The perseverance of the saints is based on the perseverance of God to make us like Christ.”–Bruce Ware
Archive for May, 2009
Quotes to chew on
Posted in quotes on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
But God being rich in mercy. . .
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—” (Ephesians 2:4-5, ESV).
Tis not that I did choose Thee,
For, Lord, that could not be;
This heart would still refuse Thee,
Had Thou [...]
Tiananmen Square 20th anniversary
Posted in current events on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I would urge all my readers to read this WORLD article on the 2oth anniversary of a life-changing event in China!
Out of post-massacre despair, Chinese demonstrators learned not only that communism is crushing but that democracy alone cannot save.
The article reads in part,
“Though the world watched—with the image of a lone man staring down a [...]
Suggestions for praying in the morning
Posted in Prayer on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paul Miller in A Praying Life offers seven practical suggestions for making morning prayer a daily habit in your life:
Get to bed. Don’t stay up late if you want to get up early to pray!
Get up: it’s wonderful to pray in bed, but you won’t develop a morning prayer life if you stay in bed.
Get [...]
Winning the Bee: Is this a sign?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The winning word for the 2009 National Spelling Bee was. . . . .
“Laodicean”.
Is there any significance to this for our country? for the church?
Interesting at the very least.
Is freedom good for the faith?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think the answer to this question is, “It depends what we do with our freedom!” We can turn any blessing from God into a curse! And I think that is what Christianity has largely done with our freedoms in this great nation. Now our freedoms are being dismantled slowly but surely. We should stand [...]
Basic Bible Doctrine!
Posted in Theology, Uncategorized, tagged Theology on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for a basic outline of sound Bible doctrine. Curt Daniel has a good on-line source. Basic, solid, accessible! Add this to your bookmarks.
Why I’m glad I went to prayer meeting
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last night was our midweek church meeting. We have about 20 people attend this time, although there are other children and youth group meetings as well. I am glad I went last night for the following reasons:
We sang together “How Great Thou Art” and some other hymns that stirred my soul to praise God for [...]
Reflections on God’s providence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged providence, mary beth chapman on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are two unrelated stories that reflect on God’s providence.
John Ensor begins his article this way, “Baby Jack, our 3-month-old grandson, was rocking away peacefully when terror struck. Our daughter-in-law thought a tornado was hitting them. What she really heard was a multi-ton, mighty tall oak tree cracking and crashing onto their old, wooden house, [...]
The truth about angels and demons
Posted in current events on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A website that serves us well as people are talking about the movie “Angels and Demons” based on Dan Brown’s novel. If you know someone who has seen the movie and they are open to discussion, this will be a great tool for you. It answers five questions:
Does religion fear science?
What is the future of [...]
