John Knight, a father of multi-disabled children, blogs about suffering and God’s sovereignty. He shares a guest post which he calls one of the best statements he has ever read on the subject. Here is an excerpt:
Both pain and pleasure are meant to point us to the same reality; namely, that Jesus Christ is infinitely [...]
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Suffering and God’s sovereignty
Posted in suffering, tagged suffering on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Steven Curtis Chapman, suffering and the Psalms
Posted in suffering, tagged Steven Curtis Chapman, suffering on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Steven Curtis Chapman talks about what God has taught him and his wife over the last year and a half since they lost their 5-year-old adopted daughter in a tragic accident. He comments especially how the Psalms have sustained them.
Yeah, I was hiding out in the valley of the shadow of death, just crying out [...]
Philippians 4:13
Posted in Christian life on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
One of the most familiar verses in all of Scripture which teaches us in its context that human weakness allows divine strength to to perfect me. Paul had just mentioned that he had learned contentment (that God is enough) through times of plenty as well as [...]
7 key areas of obedience
Posted in Christian life on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Live for God’s glory
Pray earnestly
Realize your own sinfulness and humble yourself
Live with inner discipline and order
Regard the world as a sinful place, opposed utterly to God and the highest interest of your soul
Compassionately warn the lost of the truth
Consider yourself a pilgrim
The latest trend in Christianity: cussing
Posted in Christian life on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is it OK for believers to “swear with the best of them?” Is cussing a matter of Christian liberty? Is it helpful to relate to the world? Does the Bible have anything to say about recreational profanity? If you haven’t met some Christians who think mild swearing is OK in our culture, you probably will [...]
Is the God of peace with you?
Posted in Christian life, depression, peace on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Philippians 4:9 ends with “and the God of peace will be with you!” To know the God of peace you must first have the peace of God. That comes through receiving forgiveness of sins by calling on the name of Jesus Christ to save you based upon His death on the cross. The Bible reminds [...]
Strong encouragement for discouraged saints
Posted in Christian life, depression, tagged depression, discouragement on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Asaph was really down, discouraged and depressed in Psalm 77. He cried to the Lord but it didn’t seem to do any good. Trouble dogged him by day and restlessness at night. He couldn’t sing himself to sleep and he questioned God’s mercy and forgiveness in his life. But his path out of discouragement was [...]
Are you disciplined?
Posted in Christian life, tagged character, discipline on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I defy you to read the life of any saint that has ever adorned the life of the Church without seeing at once that the greatest characteristic in the life of that saint was discipline and order. Invariably it is the universal characteristic of all the outstanding men and women of God. Read about David [...]
Beware of truth unapplied
Posted in Christian life on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a great danger I was reminded of this week. Beware of not practicing what you know is right. You really can’t say that you know a truth until you begin to practice it in your life. Paul reminds us, “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and [...]
Never be afraid
Posted in fear, quotes, worry, tagged quote on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to an all-knowing God!”–source unknown
