In the first session of New Attitude, Josh Harris spoke about the ways three different people responded to God’s Word (listen here). These are some of my notes and thoughts. I hope they make sense; they might seem a little disconnected. The images he gave are very powerful. And I didn’t even remember the story of Jehoiakim, [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Scripture on May 29th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I am home now. This will be quick, but I do hope to give a fuller overview soon! God really blessed me through the conference. I was encouraged, and convicted of some areas of sin and unbelief. It is so easy to talk the talk and not walk the walk. I have so many areas [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture on May 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Nonetheless, I still let outward things determine my inward state, with the result that I have fickle joy, not Paul-like joy - the kind that would lead me to say,
“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture on May 19th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
If you spend any time reading blogs with a Reformed bent, you know that there are certain characterizations that can be made: we like the English Standard Version, the Puritans, John Piper, and complementarianism, among many other (sometimes stereotypical) distinctives.
Lately I’ve been realizing how funny it is that I sort of stumbled upon a lot [...]
Filed under: Personal Reflection, Scripture on April 23rd, 2008 | 17 Comments »
So here it is at last: my take on Crossway’s new ESV personal size reference edition. (For my background with the ESV and this edition, read my past entries Why I Like the ESV and The Bible on My List.)
Why is this really that important? Well, it’s not. The Bible is the Bible, and many [...]
Filed under: Scripture on April 10th, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Reading the Bible and praying are two of the most important disciplines in a Christian’s life. They are difficult for a lot of us to maintain regularly, I know. Yet they are so important. If I want to build my life on a foundation of the Word, then I have to read the Word. And [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Scripture on April 8th, 2008 | 11 Comments »
This is going to be a long story, so sit back and get comfortable!
When I mentioned my new Bible in Coming Next Week, Kaylene asked if I would explain why the English Standard is my favorite version. What a great question. I mention the ESV fairly often at Hope Road and use it for references, [...]
Filed under: Scripture on March 22nd, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Good Friday and Easter are my favorite holidays of all. And I love following Jesus on the pathway to the cross all during this week, the most important one on the church calendar. On the sidebar this week, I’ll be featuring daily readings from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary, found on the [...]
Filed under: Blogging, Christianity, Scripture on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Welcome to the fifth entry in the Soul Sisters series! Click here for the introduction to the series.
Today’s truth:
You can be different from your peers. It’s okay.
“Peer pressure.” We hear about it all the time. To be honest, when I hear that phrase, I usually think about the pressure to buy drugs or something. It’s [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Culture, Scripture on March 17th, 2008 | 8 Comments »
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This is TRUE and powerful. Not only does it debunk the lie of the prosperity gospel, it drives home the message of Jesus as all-satisfying and worthy of our only worship. And it includes my favorite Scripture, Psalm 73:25-26. Beautiful. Watch.
(HT: The Prodigal Jon)
Filed under: Christianity, Culture, Scripture on March 14th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
