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Category Archives: Thought of the day
Why God made you beautiful?
My attention was grabbed today as I read a short excerpt on the life of Richard Wurmbrand in the Voices of the Martyrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned and severely tortured for many years for his faith in Communist Romania during the … Continue reading
Doubt our unbelief
Doubts lead us to search deeper. Often times faith is the search…we need to learn to doubt our unbelief and search afresh. -Strider MTB
Yiddish Proverb: Can’t control wind, only adjust sails
There is on old Yiddish proverb that says, “You can’t control the wind but you can adjust your sails.” Would it be safe to say that God doesn’t control the winds of evil, but in his sovereignty He can adjust … Continue reading
Christmas is Rescue for the World!
Christmas lights, decorative trees, and of course fat Santa, has increasingly become part of the festive fabric of both Cambodia and Thailand. Attempting to explain the truest meaning of Christ-mas to those who literally know nothing of Christ puts it … Continue reading
Charles Spurgeon: “Do something!” John Piper: “Worship is Lacking!”
In one of his sermons Charles Spurgeon gave the following charge to future preacher boys, “Brethren, do something; do something; DO SOMETHING. While Committees waste their time over resolutions, do something. While Societies and Unions are making constitutions, let us win … Continue reading
Posted in Critiquing Calvinism, Thought of the day
Tagged Calvinism, Charles Spurgeon, cognitive dissonance in Calvinism, inconsistency of Calvinism, inconsistency of Charles Spurgeon, inconsistency of John Piper, John Piper, Let the Nations be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions, Problems with Calvinism, problems with John Piper's theology
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God’s Heart for the Poor
One of the most beautiful descriptions of God’s heart for the poor is found in Psalm 72:12-14. “For he will rescue the poor who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. He will have pity on the poor … Continue reading
With joy He endured the cross
Hebrews 12:2 says “Jesus…for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.” Some attempt to interprete the “joy set before him” as being his own glory … Continue reading
Posted in Thought of the day
Tagged Christ's joy, joy of Jesus, Lk 15, Lk 15:2, Luke 15, Luke 15:2, the joy of the cross, the joy set before him
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A Theology in Tension 