August 26 Devotional: CH Spurgeon
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Wright confronts the perspective that this world doesn’t matter, and that we live only to be in heaven. He shows…
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It is doubtful if, in 1972, those attending one of Jim Cymbala's worship services in a run-down Brooklyn church imagined…
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He of Tender Conscience
I have called you friends . . . -John 15:15
It was a pretty emotional morning for me. My wife and I dropped off our oldest daughter at the airport this morning. She's 15 and flying to Thailand by herself to work at a rescue home for the next month. It's something she has begged me to let her do since our visit to Thailand last fall.
All of the expected fears filled my mind occasionally, but they were overcome by other positive emotions...
Thanksgiving: I am so grateful that Jesus saved Rachel and gave her this desire to serve those in need. It was only a couple of years ago that she seemed so far from the Lord. I can never thank Him enough! My little girl is in love with Jesus and loves serving Him! Thank you Father.
He calls his own . . . by name . . . -John 10:3
Below is part 2 of Hannah Whitall Smith's classic book, The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life.
Chapter 9
GROWTH
When the believer has been brought to the point of entire surrender and perfect trust, and finds himself dwelling and walking in a life of happy communion and perfect peace, the question naturally arises, "Is this the end?" I answer emphatically "No, it is only the beginning."
And yet this is so little understood, that one of the greatest objections made against the advocates of this life of faith, is, that they do not believe in growth in grace. They are supposed to teach that the soul arrives at a state of perfection beyond which there is no advance, and that all the exhortations in the Scripture which point towards growth and development are rendered void by this teaching.
Read more: Changed Into The Same Image: Part 2 of The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life
The Trinity function as farmers of our souls, actively caring for God’s creation: an ongoing, radical reclamation of His creation.…
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The Jesus who calmed a sea of deadly, stormy waves, whose arrival sent thousands of demons cringing and cowering to…
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Eugene Peterson’s book, Eat This Book gets its name from Revelation 10:9-10 when John asks for the scroll containing God’s…
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This Christian apologetics written by C. S. Lewis and first published in 1942. Lewis composed a book of letters from…
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I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fieldsOnly to be with youOnly to be with you
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What a song! by Jon Foreman. This is a moving reworking of the Lord’s Prayer. Jon Foreman performs this song…
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Walter Brueggeman gave a remarkable sermon at Duke Chapel on April 5, 2009 in which he discussed the importance of…
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Is this enough proof?
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Who is like Him The Lion and the Lamb Seated on the throne Mountains bow down Every ocean roars To the Lord of hosts
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You probably know Paul Washer as the man who preached the infamous "Shocking Youth Message," a sermon that has tallied…
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Look inside the mysterySee the empty crossSee the risen SaviorVictorious and strong
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How do we pray? What should we pray for? Yes, there is the Lord's prayer--Jesus teaching his disciples, and us,…
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Tim Keller discusses the significance of the women and men who saw Jesus die, buried, and resurrected.
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NT Wright discusses the importance of prayer in maintaining a relationship with Jesus.
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Michael Reeves discusses the transformative power of bringing Jesus to the world at the heart of the Reformation.
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The following is an excerpt from an article on The Gospel Coalition website.
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