One “No” In a World Full of “Yeses”: The Distorted Focus We Have on that which is Forbidden Rather than what is Permitted
God gives us more permissions than restrictions in this life, and the restrictions He does give are given out of love.
Category: God’s Will
You Cannot Waste Time in a Purposeless Universe (Or Wasting Time Presupposes a Purposeful Universe)
You cannot waste time in a purposeless universe (Or wasting time presupposes a purposeful universe)
“Entrusting Our Difficulties to God”-Sermon Notes on 1 Peter 3:8-12 from July 14, 2024
“See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all” (1 Thessalonians 5:15)
Trying to Squeeze 2 Gallons of Lemon Juice from a Single Lemon: The Problem of Finding Maximum Satisfaction in Temporal Pleasures
Finding ultimate satisfaction in even the good things of this world is like trying to squeeze 2-gallons of lemon juice from a single lemon.
God’s Call of Duty
“God, have You served me this particular situation in order to change it, or have You given me this particular situation to bear up under it and accept it as Your will?”
“God, glorify Yourself through my body!”
18 Run from sexual immorality! “Every sin a person can commit is outside the body.” On the contrary, the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body. 19 Don’t you know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not Read more about “God, glorify Yourself through my body!”[…]
Charles Spurgeon: Help from his View of Affliction
See a previous post I wrote on the value of biographies here Have you struggled with adversity in your life? Have you often wondered how to properly view the trials and struggles you’ve encountered? I know I have. What I want to share with you now is some of the thoughts from the life of Read more about Charles Spurgeon: Help from his View of Affliction[…]
God Uses Young, Brief Lives: Nabeel Qureshi, The Problem of Evil, and The Sovereignty of God
As I write these first few words (originally on Saturday, 9/16/17), I just heard that Nabeel Qureshi has passed away at the age of 34 with complications due originally to stage 4 stomach cancer. I first heard the news through Justin Taylor’s site here. If you want a good overview of his life and some Read more about God Uses Young, Brief Lives: Nabeel Qureshi, The Problem of Evil, and The Sovereignty of God[…]