24 And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew [...]
Archive for the ‘Holidays’ Category
Missing the Trees for the Forest
Posted in Culture and Worldview, Holidays, Women's Ministry, tagged apathy, exhaustion, goals, Gospel of Mark, Healing, Jesus, Martha, Mary, ministry, service on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Where the Storm Meets the Sun
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, Culture and Worldview, Holidays, tagged book review, David Suchet, foreshadowing, grand narrative, Jago, Jesus, Jesus Storybook Bible, Lloyd-Jones, theology on December 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I bought a book for my niece and nephew for Christmas this year. Nothing shocking about this; I was buying them books before they were born. But this year I picked up what is, I believe, the most well written, theologically rich storybook Bible I’ve ever seen. The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones and [...]
The Sermon on the Cross
Posted in Biblical Counseling, Christianity, Holidays on April 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
When I was in seminary, I took a New Testament survey course. Like most classes, very little of the actual lecture time sticks with me to this day. There was, however, one lecture that was seared into my long term memory, and I am reminded of the lessons of that day each year we observe [...]
Encouragement for the Weary Soul
Posted in Christianity, Holidays, Uncategorized, tagged Charles Spurgeon, depression, Emmaus, Joy, Luke 24, Resurrection on April 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The two disciples who walked to Emmaus and conversed together, and were sad, were true believers. We may not judge men by their occasional feelings. The possession of gladness is no clear evidence of grace; and the existence of depression is no sure sign of insincerity. The brightest eyes that look for heaven have sometimes [...]
Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1777
Posted in Culture and Worldview, Holidays, tagged Continental Congress, Thanksgiving on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The more I study and read about our Founding Fathers, the more I read the words they wrote, the more entertained I am by those who insist that all of them were godless existentialists or deists. It also makes me sad, though, because I know that most people today don’t take the time to read [...]
