We can sometimes get dismayed as we think about the church. We can sometimes get frustrated or even embittered. And sometimes our dismay is fair, for the church is made up of people who, though they love the Lord, still sin against God and still harm one another. Though it is a blessing to belong to the church, it can also be a challenge and even a trial. Yet in God’s eyes, the church is beautiful. It is lovely. It …
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May the Lord be with you and bless you on this fine day. Shepherds Please Think, “Protect Well.” Please Stop Saying, “Suffer Well.” Bob Kellemen explains by way of personal example why it’s so important for Christians to think about protecting those who are suffering (rather than simply telling them to suffer well). When Good Things Spiritually Harm Our Kids “We worry about so many things when it comes to this world we’re raising kids in. But the truth is …
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Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include books by Barnabas Piper and Leland Ryken. (Yesterday on the blog: Sorrowful Departures and Joyful Arrivals) Sin Is “Barbs In Your Eyes, Thorns In Your Sides” “Imagine a barb in your eye. A thorn in your side. Talk about painful. Debilitating. Something that hurts. That’s the picture God uses to warn the pre-land Israelites what it’ll be like if they don’t drive out the nations. The nations will be ‘barbs …
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Like most major airports, Toronto’s Pearson International divides the arrivals area from the departures so that one is a level above the other. I have passed through both of them hundreds of times and have made this observation: The upper level is a place of sorrow while the lower level is a place of celebration. The upstairs departures area is distinguished by family members weeping and saying farewell, the downstairs arrivals area by family members waving and hugging and crying …
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May the Lord bless and keep you today. There are a few more Kindle deals to browse through today. Will My Son Go to Heaven? Infancy, Disability, and Sovereign Grace That all those who die in infancy or with a severe cognitive disability go to heaven is by far the majority position among Christians, and in this article John Knight defends that position. (The next most common position is that the Bible simply doesn’t make it clear, so we should put our …
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