I've thought this several times. Other times, though, I wonder, "how did my life come to this?" I frequently have to be reminded that I see only a small part and I've lived only a small part of my life... and that I see an even smaller part of what is going on in the… Continue reading Mr. Spurgeon for a Monday: What is my life coming to?
Category: Thoughts
Mr. Spurgeon for a Monday
Wholeheartedness shows itself in perseverance; there may be failure at first, but the earnest worker will say, "It is the Lord's work and it must be done; my Lord has bidden me do it, and in His strength I will accomplish it." C. Spurgeon, Be Diligent and Prosper
Interruptions
"The great thing is, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'own' or 'real' life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life -- the life God is sending one day by day: what one calls one's 'real life'… Continue reading Interruptions
Mundane Tuesdays and Golden Spiders
It's been a slow Tuesday morning and not a particularly glorious one at that. Rather, it's one of those mundane and disappointing mornings where plans fade away, leaving unwelcome empty time. Trying to redeem the time, I sat at my desk to fill the empty silence with reading, thinking, and background music. In reality, it… Continue reading Mundane Tuesdays and Golden Spiders
The Steadfast Love of God
I haven't been one for posting the past few months, which will change (hopefully) with the coming of Summer. The only thing I have for today is really worth listening to on repeat: this Sunday's sermon on Psalm 136. Click here for audio, or keep reading below. His Steadfast Love Endures Forever Psalms 136:1-26 by… Continue reading The Steadfast Love of God
Teaching on Grace
I saw a sign recently that read: this classroom runs on laughter, love, and lots of coffee. While I still want a sign like that for my desk, I've also been reminded recently that my classroom runs on grace. And mercy. It's only the second week into the new semester, but the crunch has already… Continue reading Teaching on Grace
New Year 2012: Will I begin with pride or humility?
Like many others do this time of year, I have made resolutions that I fully intended to carry out. At least until June. (By then it should be habit, right?) Often, I set out to conquer, determined to be strong. The temptation and tendency to pride is pretty strong. I will be better. I will… Continue reading New Year 2012: Will I begin with pride or humility?
At Christmastime and Always
Saturday Song: Emmanuel
As Christmas morning dawns, may we find our hearts yearning more for Christ than for presents, more focused on God's love than decorating a tree, more hungry after His Word than all the wonderful food on the table before us. How wonderful that the God of the universe should step down in time. The eternal… Continue reading Saturday Song: Emmanuel
Immanuel: God with us
They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. My servant David shall be king… Continue reading Immanuel: God with us
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