I come back to this quote from Ray Ortlund often. It’s simple and clear. This is what I long for the church to be. I share it here in it’s entirety so I don’t lose it, so I can keep coming back to it often. Gospel + Safety + Time = a church where anyone …
Here’s a great deal on a handful of Bible commentaries. I was recently introduced to the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. Each chapter of each volume ends with discussion and reflection questions. These would be a great for use in a small group setting or to deepen your personal study of the Bible. The series is …
With a new year fast approaching it’s a good time to make a plan for reading through God’s Word. Here are a few of my favorite resources to help you choose a Bible reading plan that fits you. Get the ReadingPlan app. If you have an iOS device start here. There are several of the …
As we prepare for Thanksgiving this week the world around us will be a bit more thankful than normal. Believers in Jesus, on the other hand, have something that ought to make them thankful year round. As followers of Christ our lives should be transformed by what we have to be thankful for in Christ. …
Give not way to the fainting spell of unbelief! Believe in Christ and not in your own feelings! -C.H. Spurgeon
Sometimes we’re tempted to think that God isn’t answering our prayers. Is this the case? Does God go silent at times, even when our circumstances tell us we need Him most? While recently reading J.I. Packer’s book Knowing God I came upon this passage in which he speaks of the believer’s assurance in light of …
J.I. Packer says in his classic book, Knowing God, How long is it since you read right through the Bible? Do you spend as much time with the Bible each day as you do even with the newspaper? And I’m guessing that if this book had been written in 2016 Packer would have included daily …
And He Shall Read In It All The Days Of His Life Read More »
Recently I completed preaching through the book of Hebrews. Start to finish the focus is on Christ and His supremacy over all. I’ve also been challenging our church family in the past couple of weeks to be certain that if they choose to celebrate Christmas that they are certain to celebrate the Christ of Christmas. …
10 Reasons From The Book of Hebrews For Celebrating The Birth of Christ Read More »
We were all unpacking boxes. We had just moved into our house after working hard for over a month with every spare moment to get the place ready. The high for the day had been 6° so we had moved fast and worked hard to get everything inside. It was late and we were finally …
“Follow your heart” sounds great until you realize “your heart has sociopathic tendencies.” Don’t Follow Your Heart is a new book by Jon Bloom that looks like a much needed read. Download the ebook for free here or purchase the paperback at Amazon.com.
