John Stott said, “in every step of our Christian growth and maturity, and throughout every aspect of our Christian obedience and service, our greatest foe is pride and our greatest ally is humility.” In light of that truth here are some practical steps C.J. Mahaney submits that Christians should do at the beginning of each day and at…
The tendency of most parents, even Christian parents is to teach behaviorism, in hopes that the behavior will bring about a change in heart. The Bible tells us that not only is this the opposite of what parents are to be doing but its impossible for someone’s behavior to produce a change of heart. Hence,…
What is the purpose of our salvation? The following videos put out by the Acton Institute are extremely well done, aestetically pleasing to watch and biblically solid. I highly encourage you to watch the trailer below and then to purchase the whole video , which is $1.99 BUT with the Gospel Coalition code “TGC2” you…
II Chronicles 16 caught my eye and I wanted to share a little bit of what I learned in my quiet time. In this chapter you have Asa, the King of Judah decide to make a treaty with Ben-Hadad, the King of Syria. In fact, Asa brings silver and gold from the house of the Lord and…
The title of this post is a subheading from John Piper’s book Finally Alive (for a PDF version of this book click here). Why the new birth? Here are ten descriptions of our condition apart from the new birth: Apart from the new birth, we are dead in trespasses and sin (Ephesians 2:1-2). Apart from the new birth, we are…
One reason we don’t experience more holiness in our daily lives is that we don’t take some sin seriously. We’ve mentally categorized sins into that which is unacceptable and that which may be tolerated a bit. In commenting on some of the more minute Old Testament dietary laws God gave to the children of Israel,…
What are the long-term results of anger or as Jerry Bridges calls it in his book Respectable Sins: Confronting The Sins We Tolerate, “weeds of anger”? Bridges’ selected the word “weeds” because they seem to be a nuisance that you constantly have to get rid of, with the obvious correlation that the following “weeds of anger” will…
This was taken from The Blazing Center by Josh Blount and is a very helpful post on the issue of homosexuality and whether we view it as an opportunity or threat. My concern is that most Christians view it as a threat. Please read and reflect. “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to…
This is a great word from Peter Hubbard’s book Love Into Light: The Gospel, The Homosexual And The Church on why there is deafening silence in churches today concerning the issue of homosexuality. Please read carefully and weigh his words with the words of Scripture not personal preferences, opinions, or thoughts. God’s Word is the authority that…
In the Middle of the Mess, Your best relationship— no matter who it’s with— is messy! Stop and think about your most satisfying relationship. (If you are having difficulty, we have proven our point.) Ask yourself these simple questions about this relationship: Have you ever felt misunderstood? Have you ever been hurt by what the…
Theology Along the Way 