My friend, NW Bingham, tweeted a link to the 9Marks website on which was shared some resources for ministering to the suffering. I have used or read most of them and benefited greatly from them personally. One of the blessings of the internet is finding new resources and I found a couple that I will … Continue reading »
Posted in December 2011 …
Mark 5: A Story within a Story
Getting out of the boat: I was reading in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 5, today. A lot happened around Jesus when he got out of boats. The previous chapter ends with Jesus calming a great storm on the Sea of Galilee and chapter 5 begins with him getting out of this boat. He was … Continue reading »
Great Christmas Song: by Sufjan Stevens
I am an avid user of Pandora, and on one of my holiday stations this song came up. I love this hymn: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. This is a live version and its a bit more gritty than a polished recording, but I love how simple it is as Truth is proclaimed. What … Continue reading »
A Tidbit from The Institutes – John Calvin
chapter 2, section 1: For, until men feel that they owe everything to God, that they are cherished by his paternal care, and that he is the author of all their blessings, so that naught is to be looked for away from him, they will never submit to him in voluntary obedience; no, unless they … Continue reading »
