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Achilles, Blood Clocks and God 4

Posted in Family, Misc on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

For as long as I live, I will never forget my 6 and 4 year old boys asking God to help heal daddy’s blood clocks!

Politics and Common Grace

Posted in Misc, Sanctification, Theology on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve never been big on politics perhaps because of the overemphasis that many evangelicals I grew up around placed in electing men to enact though law that which only the Spirit working through the Body of Christ can accomplish.
I had a conversation with a woman a couple of weeks ago that shot a couple of [...]

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Thinking Precedes Feeling

Posted in Recommended, Sanctification, Theology, Uncategorized on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was recently listening to one my favorite writers and speakers, C.J. Mahaney on the topic of learning to apply truth in our lives. He made a great point about why worship at conferences such as the one he was speaking at tend to be so powerful and life changing. It is because [...]

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Achilles, Blood Clots and God 3

Posted in Family, Misc, Sanctification on January 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

After coming home from the hospital, I had an opportunity to talk to my oldest son while the rest of the family was getting ready to head out somewhere. I asked him if the reason for my hospital stay (life threatening blood clots) had been hard for him to deal with. He said, [...]

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Penetrating Post: January 23rd

Posted in Ministry, Recommended, Theology on January 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »

John Piper recently posted on why Christians should teach their children to pray to God, even if those same children have not exhibited true saving faith, or “made a profession of faith”. Dr. Sean Lucas makes some very valid points in his response to Piper’s thoughts and their relation to the Reformed doctrine of [...]

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Achilles, Blood Clots and God 2

Posted in Misc, Sanctification on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On the day that my final cast was to come off I could not wait. Six weeks of casting had grown old, and I was ready to be rid of the inconvenience. Before the doctor was about to release us, my wife asked me if I had told him of the swelling that [...]

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Valley of Vision: God The All

Posted in Ministry, Recommended, Theology on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

O God Whose will conquers all,
There is no comfort in anything apart from
enjoying Thee and being engaged in Thy service;
Thou art All in all, and all enjoyments are what
to me Thou makest them, and no more.
I am well pleased with Thy will, whatever it is, or should be in all respects,
And if Thou bidst me [...]

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The Puritan Reading Challenge 2008

Posted in Misc, Recommended, Sanctification, Theology on January 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Check the sidebar to the right for the link to the Puritan Reading Challenge 2008 being proposed by Timmy Brister. A great idea for those who can devote the time.

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