Where Do We Find God? People will give you various answers to that question. Most of them will be wrong, and right. That is, they will be wrong in some ways and right in others. “They went, I say, partly in search of the sublime, and they found it the only way it can be … More Finding God in the Cracks and Corners
2 Thessalonians 3:13 As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. Hebrews 12:3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. Let’s follow Cotton Mathers example, no matter how long it takes. Let’s give ourselves to prayer for the revival of the nation. He can do … More The Nation’s Need
Chuck Colson reflecting on what his time in prison for his part in the Watergate cover-up had taught him “No, the real legacy of my life was my biggest failure–that I was an ex-convict. My greatest humiliation–being sent to prison–was the beginning of God’s greatest use of my life; He chose the one experience in … More Humiliation and Power in Life
277 times in the book of Deuteronomy, the prophet Moses writes as a reminder to Israel, that it is “The LORD your God“ with whom ancient Israel had to contend. God had rescued Israel. He redeemed her and made her His own possession, treasuring her above all other peoples, and making her the one through … More “He Loves You too Little”
A Morning Call to Worship — Always Worthy of Praise Volume 1 Day 14 When Morning Gilds the Skies When morning gilds the skies my heart awaking cries: may Jesus Christ be praised! Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair: may Jesus Christ be praised! Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here … More When Morning Gilds the Skies
I am rereading a classic, truly one of the best books written by the late Charles Colson. Loving God is a masterpiece of story telling. One chapter leads into the next in a seamless interweaving of different vignettes all illuminating the theme of what it means to love God and what happens when love for … More Two Different Paths
It makes sense doesn’t it? If we have been adopted into the family of God then we should seek to know and value things that God’s family values. What is at the heart of the Father of this new family in which I live? What does he want His adopted children to do with their … More God is a Lover and He is Looking for Lovers
Saturday Musings For more than three decades Jerry Bridges has been an honest voice of singular devotion to Christ. Every book that comes out of his heart is a trustworthy guidepost to a deeper spiritual life guaranteed to both instruct and inspire the reader, or at least this reader, to long for more of Jesus. Here’s … More God’s Role and Ours in the Pursuit of Holiness
Sunday Afternoon Musings “The glory of bread is that it satisfies. The glory of living water is that it quenches thirst. We do not honor the refreshing, self-replenishing, pure water of a mountain spring by lugging buckets of water up the path to make our contributions from the ponds below. We honor the spring by … More Glorify God, but How?
Why isn’t our joy in being loved by a holy God overwhelming? Why is it that this Austrian boy receiving a pair of shoes in World War II shows more joy than we do in the overwhelming awareness that we are loved by an almighty, magnificent, righteous judge who is also loving, merciful and compassionate? … More Amazed by the Love of God
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