Today’s title hymn took on special meaning for me last week when I heard my sister-in-law, Becky, sing it in her church. I’ve referred to Becky in past posts as she’s struggled with cancer and its difficult ramifications. It was a little over 6 months ago when she underwent surgery following a diagnosis of Stage 4 colon cancer. [...]
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O Holy Night!
Posted in Christmas, Church, Family, Grace in..., Hymns, Life, Songs, tagged cancer, Christmas, comfort, family, hope, Hymns, Jesus, songs on December 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Monument of Grace
Posted in Church, Forgiveness, Grace in..., Heart thoughts, Hymns, Jesus, Life, Spurgeon, tagged Church, cross, Forgiveness, God's Word, Grace, Hymns, Jesus, mercy, Spurgeon, thankfulness on July 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
“You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ…Behold I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, and He who believes in Him shall not be disappointed!” I Peter 2:5, 6
We are called with [...]
Sifting
Posted in Church, Grace in..., Life, Loss, Spurgeon, tagged Bible, good, hope, Jesus, Spurgeon, trials on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.”
Amos 9:9
This verse seemed so applicable to all that is going on right now. So many things are being sifted, shaken, or [...]
Who is My Neighbor? – 4
Posted in Bible, Church, Family, Grace in..., Jesus, Life, Love, Neighbors, tagged Bible, Jesus, John Stott, love, neighbor on May 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
“And Jesus was going about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.” Matthew 4:23
“..and He went about doing good.” Acts 10:38
Jesus said, “Follow Me.” What does this look like? The verses above give us a start. And [...]
Who is My Neighbor? – 2
Posted in Bible, Church, Family, Friendship, Grace in..., Jesus, Love, Neighbors, tagged Bible, Jesus, John Stott, love, neighbor on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” Galatians 5:13
I found a booklet in our little library from 1976, entitled “Who is My Neighbor,” [1] in which John R. Stott discusses the example Jesus gave of love, and specifically, the who, [...]
Who IS My Neighbor?
Posted in Bible, Church, Country, Family, Friendship, Grace in..., Jesus, Life, Marriage, Neighbors, tagged Bible, Grace, john wesley, love, matthew henry, neighbor on May 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“Love your neighbor.”
After my last post on loving our neighbor, I brainstormed the age-old question, “Who IS my neighbor?”
This question, from Luke 10:29, was originally posed to Jesus by a lawyer, who was “wishing to justify himself.” [Some things never change ]
The Greek word for neighbor comes from plesion, which means “the [...]
Pray for the Persecuted
Posted in Church, Grace in..., Prayer, tagged freedom, persecution, Prayer on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, November 9th, was “International Day of Prayer” for the Persecuted Church. Though I had hoped to post this earlier, I’m acutely aware that God’s listening heart and loving responses are not limited to a single day. With that in mind, let us continue daily in prayer for Christians around the world who suffer persecution for [...]
True Separation of Church and State
Posted in Bible, Church, Country, Grace in..., tagged Bible, Church, God, liberty on October 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There’s a lot of viewpoints and interpretations of what “separation of church and state” actually mean. A little neglected piece of national history regarding this is found in a book entitled, On This Day, a devotional relating colourful stories of people and events in church history. An excerpt from the Oct 14th entry reads:
“[Issac Bachus] is best known as a [...]
A Call to Prayer
Posted in Anxiety, Church, Grace in..., Prayer, Recommendations, tagged Charles Stanley, Grace, Prayer on October 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
You’ve probably noticed a theme in my posts of late. In seeking to minister “grace to the hearers”, I’ve been relentlessly pointing us to Christ, to look to Him, His Word, and to prayer, in an effort to counter the ‘bad report’ of the world.
This little blog island in the middle of the internet sea is a bit [...]
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