The Two “Vials” We Must Drink to Understand, Accept, and Live the Christian Life
We are worse off than we could ever dare to imagine, and we are more loved and accepted in Christ than we could ever dare to imagine.
Tag: Grace
Hope and Strength in the Midst of Sin and Failure
When you have sinned and failed God again, where do you turn? Where do you go? To whom do you look? What do you do in those moments of great brokenness, guilt, and shame? Also, how do you keep walking with God, everyday, knowing that you will fail Him again and again?
The Cunning Nature and Destructive Results of Sin
When we sin it is akin to taking many years of my time, and many millions of my own money (hypothetically!) to build a building that I have planned on constructing for decades. Once the building is fully completed after much effort and much toil and many resources expended, let us imagine that I then Read more about The Cunning Nature and Destructive Results of Sin[…]
Loving Someone I Hate
What is your reaction (& my reaction!), as a Christian, to those with whom we strongly disagree? Particularly, how do we respond to a fellow Christian with whom we have a very sharp disagreement? I want to share with you my notes from a sermon on 1 John 2:7-11, but I’ll only cite verses 9-11 Read more about Loving Someone I Hate[…]
Reflections on the Theological Justification of the Eternality of Hell and the Hideousness of Sin
In The Valley of Vision (this is by far my favorite devotional book which is a collection of Puritan prayers and thoughts) I was reading this particular section today (entitled “The Precious Blood” pg. 74-75): “Show me the enormity of my guilt by the crown of thorns, the pierced hands and feet, the bruised body, Read more about Reflections on the Theological Justification of the Eternality of Hell and the Hideousness of Sin[…]
3 Actions to Take When You’re Going Through Hard Times
If you have found this blog encouraging or helpful, please subscribe in the upper right-hand part of the site (if on a laptop) or at the bottom of the site (if on a mobile device). Thank you! Here are my notes to a devotional that I gave recently at a meeting. I hope these points Read more about 3 Actions to Take When You’re Going Through Hard Times[…]
7 Lessons That Trials Teach Us
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The Praise and Glory that Crushes Us
“On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God” (Psalm 62:7). I think that it is quite natural to want to receive praise from others for the work that we do. We are seeking an affirmation from others incessantly in some measure. Affirmation from our bosses, our spouses, our Read more about The Praise and Glory that Crushes Us[…]