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Holy Lord, I have sinned times without number, and been guilty of pride and unbelief, of failure to find Thy mind in Thy Word, of neglect to seek Thee in my daily life. My transgressions and short-comings present me with a list of accusations, but I bless Thee that they will not stand...
O God, may Thy Spirit speak in me that I may speak to thee. I have no merit, let the merit of Jesus stand for me. I am undeserving, but I look to Thy tender mercy. I am full of infirmities, wants, sin; Thou art full of grace.
I confess my sin, my frequent sin, my wilful sin; all my powers...
After talking with one of my most trusted brothers and closest of friends last week, I began to sense that my walk might be becoming a bit flesh centered and segregated from the Lord's purposes. I love reading Spurgeon sermons and this quote has been very, very timely.
“O Lord, what I cannot...
"Christ promised to be with his church to the end, expanding his embassy to the ends of the earth. Christ pledged that the gates of hell cannot prevail against his church. The same promise can’t be invoked for a movement. May God swell the hallway with new visitors! And may we all have the...
I do quite a bit of reading. Many times on these blog pages, I have posted quotes that I have found interesting and edifying. Some of my favorite folks to listen to and read are over at the White Horse Inn (Michael Horton, Kim Riddlebarger and company). The following quote on Evangelicalism is...
If all sin is truly linked to pride and self in that all sin flows from pride and self, then the utter necessity of true humility shines forth. A soul must be humbled in order for Christ to reign in that soul rather than pride. The soul must be humbled so that the soul can turn from the...
Thank God for the supports and comforts of this life, which have thus far made the land of our pilgrimage easy and pleasant to us.
*Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.
Psalm 68:19(ESV)
*You make us lie down in green pastures; you feed us beside the still...
A portion from John Newton's letter on True Patriotism.
Dear Friend,
Allow me to say, that it excites both my wonder and concern, that a Christian minister such as yourself, should think it worth his while to attempt political reforms. When I look around upon the present state of the nation...
an old rock song that ponders the question why..... nobody hears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUB4T9DJJ0w
''It is so weird to require the campus Republican Club to admit Democrats, not just to membership, but to officership,'' Justice Antonin Scalia said. ''To require this Christian society to allow atheists not just to join, but to conduct Bible classes, right? That's crazy.''
NY Times
And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel...
Jesus Christ was raised from the dead
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. (LUKE 24:1-3)...
Jonas Brothers are playing a concert as a part of the Resurrection Sunday WORSHIP service in California. I'm not going to mention the Pastor's name.
I'm at a loss for words on this one, but it is my blog soooooooo.......
Some pics from this past weekend's Indianapolis Philharmonic concert.
A very long weekend is finally over.
The symphony concert turned out well. The man who greatly influenced my musical life retired from conducting at the golden age of 89. Brahms 1st Symphony seemed to be the capping stone of a very long and productive musical career: cellist, teacher, professor...
Luther, and then Calvin along with the other Reformers, abandoned allegorical interpretation and went back to looking for the natural historical meaning of the Old Testament. As they did so they also recovered the historical gospel, restored justification as the basis of sanctification and...
The sermon yesterday from brother Burton and something brother Pratt said last night in a Bible study: "God equips those who are called, not calls who are equiped" has gotten me pondering today. I leave my calling in God's hands and know he'll reveal things in their proper time, yet I'm...
I haven't read much of John Frame's writings, but this quoted section below reminded me that without devotion, humility and love, knowledge is useless.
Theology: Why Bother?
I'm taken a break, listening to some music........ Sting & Eric Clapton
YouTube - Sting - It's Probably Me (Feat. Eric Clapton)
and this excellent cover of Bill Withers
YouTube - Sting - Ain't No Sunshine