As I took Roxy for a walk yesterday, I saw parked cars lining both sides of a street. A small roadside sign in the distance read "Estate Sale." The Last of the Spirits The scene unfolding before me took my mind to a couple of places. The first place, I will discuss shortly. the second place was to a similar scene in Charles Dickens's classic work, "A Christmas Carol." Mrs. … [Read more...]
Man’s Colossal and Extraordinary Efforts to Suppress the Truth
What a truly extraordinary technological feat! On March 2, 2004, the ESA and NASA launched the Rosetta rocket into space. The rocket takes its name after the Rosetta Stone. On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, more than ten years after launch, the Philae lander touched down on the surface of the 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet. So, maybe you're thinking, "Big deal. They … [Read more...]
Just a Thought: I Don’t Have to Know
I don't have to know what God is doing to know that He knows exactly what He is doing. He is sovereign. He is faithful. He is holy, righteous, and good. Therefore, I need not worry about anything. For further study and reflection: Psalm 23:1-6; Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:5-9 … [Read more...]
Just a Thought: Self-Flattery
"All flattery is dangerous; self-flattery is more dangerous; but self-flattery in the business of salvation, is the most dangerous of all." - John Flavel … [Read more...]
Just a Thought: Taking the Sometimes Painful High Road of Humility
In light of recent, challenging events, I found this quote from David Brainerd to be timely and encouraging. “God has made me willing to do anything that I can do, consistent with truth, for the sake of peace, and that I might not be a stumbling block to others. For this reason I can cheerfully forego and give up what I verily believe, after the most mature and impartial … [Read more...]
Just a Thought: Total Depravity and Total Inability
The only thing stopping an unregenerate man or woman from being a Hitler, Bin Laden, Stalin, Dahmer, or Manson is the restraining hand of the common grace of God. Understand this. Before you came to faith in Christ, from your infancy, while you were not (and are not still) as depraved as you could be, you were nonetheless born a depraved hater of God. And everyone you know who … [Read more...]
Just a Thought: Tolerance
The world's definition of "tolerance" demands compromise--the acceptance of that which is evil, to the point of calling it good. The Bible's definition of "tolerance" demands love--the acceptance of those who are evil, to the point of directing them to the One who is good and able to save their souls. … [Read more...]
