This Little Prayer of Mine written by Anthony DeStefano and published by WaterBrook Press is a wonderful resource for parents to use in guiding their child in prayer. The book, which is illustrated beautifully by Mark Elliott, captured the attention of my own children as I read it to them. DeStefano covers such topics as: … Continue reading »
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Thoughts on A New Kind of Christianity
Brian McLaren, is a recognized leader in the ‘emergent’ church movement. A book entitled, A New Kind of Christianity, which he has written, has made quite the splash in the evangelical blogosphere. Here is the Publisher’s description: A New Kind of Christian’s conversation between a pastor and his daughter’s high school science teacher reveals that … Continue reading »
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment – Tim Challies (Crossway: trackback thursdays)
Mature Christians have learned to differentiate between what is pleasing to God and what is not, between what is consistent with Scripture and what is not. The Bible places great emphasis on spiritual maturity because, like children, immature believers are prone to sample anything. They are attracted to what looks good to their untrained eyes. … Continue reading »
A camera, Brandi and snow
I was 4 chapters deep in James MacDonald‘s When Life is Hard when I looked at our clock above the mantle. 8:35p. I decided to take a walk. The little kids were just about in bed, taking baths and so I figured it would be good to head out into some wintry weather. I decided … Continue reading »
Ashamed of the Gospel – (MacArthur) – Crossway
“I am not ashamed of the gospel,” the apostle Paul wrote (Rom. 1:16). Out of deep concern with the seeker-sensitive movement and pragmatism within the church MacArthur expresses, “Unfortunately, ‘ashamed of the gospel’ seems more and more apt as a description of some of the most visible and influential churches of our age . . … Continue reading »
Putting it all in perspective
I get wrapped too tightly in my own life, my own ministry sometimes. It is good to hear stories such as these: (I follow this blog (6YearMed) through my RSS reader and rarely am disappointed with what is posted – it always caused me to think) Working in the Emergency Room is a frustrating experience, … Continue reading »
Sermon Slices – 1.3.10
One of my goals for Grace Dependent in 2010 is to give some additional thought from the sermons that are given at Calvary Baptist Church each week. Today Pastor Rick began our series in James with a survey of the epistle. Here are some thoughts that came out of my notes from the sermon: Employ … Continue reading »
Personal Study: 2010 goals
I’ve spent several hours mulling over what I should study personally from God’s Word and other resources for 2010. Perhaps the biggest challenge for me in 2010 will be to give 10% of my time throughout every day in personal study and reflection. It’s a challenge I’m imposing on myself because I feel the pull … Continue reading »
Happy New Year 2010!
I want to wish all the readers of Grace Dependent a Happy New Year! May God be richly glorified in your lives these next 365 days! “New” news for Grace Dependent is coming all day on January 1. It’ll start at 1:00 am (EST) and continue in a couple of posts throughout the day. Thank … Continue reading »
Who came and went at Grace Dependent 2009
Grace Dependent made a splash, albeit small, in the blogosphere in 2009. Here are the Top Referrers to this site, Top Posts of 2009, Top Engine Searches that brought you here, and the Top Click Throughs to other sites. If you have not yet visited the sites linke below, please take time to do so. … Continue reading »
