WORDS OF LIFE PSALM 1 In the Psalms ‘blessed’ means happy, so Psalm 1 is telling us what is necessary to make a man happy. At this time of the year you will be wishing friends a happy New Year and they will be doing the same to you. The words give a certain amount [...]
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I found this a very helpful reminder: Do you want to know the root and spring of humility? One word describes it. The root of humility is right knowledge. The person who really knows himself and his own heart, who knows God and his infinite majesty and holiness, who knows Christ and the price at [...]
Selfishness is one telltale sign of immaturity. Babies are completely self-centered. They scream if they don’t get what they want when they want it. All they are aware of are their own needs and desires. They never say thanks for anything. They can’t help others; they can’t give anything. They can only receive. And certainly [...]
The Local Church If you neglect the church, you neglect your soul. Your attitude towards the priority of a local church reveals much about the condition of your soul and whether you are really part of the body of Christ. One of the first signs of backsliding toward apostasy is neglecting meeting with the brethren faithfully. [...]
It is not your worshipping God by words in hymns and prayers, or sitting in a certain place, or covering your faces at certain times that is acceptable to him; true worship lies in your heart paying reverence to him, your soul obeying him, and your inner nature coming into conformity to his own nature, [...]
What would be worse? If there was a church with terrible teaching and therefore there was very little Christians action? Or if there was a church with wonderful Biblical teaching and yet there was little Christian action? Print PDF
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; [...]
Why is it that when Mothers watch their children it is called being a mom, but when Fathers watch their children it is often referred to as babysitting, instead of being a dad? Print PDF
I have grown up under experiential or applicational preaching. I was trained that preaching needed to be expository and applicational. After 16 years of preaching and 10 years of full time ministry, I have been accused of being too applicational and I have been accused of not being applicational. Sometimes fairly, I am sure, and [...]
Methodology is not theologically neutral. Our methods teach theology. Loudly. “What you win them by, you win them to.” (James M. Boice) (ht:ld) Print PDF
