In our worship service yeserday at Calvary Baptist Church, we continued in our study of the Gospel of Mark. We were in Mark 7, which relates the story of the Syrophoenician woman. (Mark 7:24-30) The story relates that this woman had a demon-possessed child and sought after Christ to heal her daughter. What struck me … Continue reading »
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Jesus said, Have Faith in God
Just four words. They jumped off the page and careened off the corners of my mind. Jesus said this in response to the disciples’ amazement of the cursed fig tree’s appearance. Yesterday it was healthy and luscious, today it was dead “from the roots up”. While Christ was using it as a teaching tool to … Continue reading »
Parents of “Tweens”, here’s an article for you: Tween D8-ing: It’s All About Texts
I found this interesting article on the Wall Street Journal’s website. You may prepare yourself to be greatly concerned, or sigh with relief on things you’ll read here. Feel free to comment on the questions following the article: Fourteen-year-old Claire August has fond memories of Valentine’s Day. Last year, a seventh-grade classmate she was dating … Continue reading »
Get a Life! Why Pastors Need a Day of Rest
Many of us know our job descriptions and what is expected of us at our place of employment. Few of us have that job description spelled out clearly for us in Scripture. Qualifications of a pastor-shepherd are clearly given in several texts in the Bible. I don’t know of any pastors who got into the … Continue reading »
Top 3 Posts of the First Week in 2012 at Grace Dependent
Here is the top three posts that blog readers have clicked on and read at Grace Dependent. Maybe you missed them or know someone else who would benefit from reading them. Take some time and read through the posts to see if they can benefit you. Thank you for stopping by! Top Three Posts – … Continue reading »
Sexual Confusion and the Gospel Conference – Winona Lake, IN – January 20-21, 2012
Biblical Wisdom in an Age of Folly The purpose of this conference? To joyfully celebrate and uphold the beauty, goodness, and wisdom of God’s standards for human sexuality against the folly of our age. Our speakers: Tim Challies: Evangelical author and blogger at challies.com Frank Turk: Evangelical blogger at Pyromaniacs The issue of human sexuality … Continue reading »
Pat Robertson: Alzheimer’s is a “Kind of Death”, So Divorce is Permissible.
Here’s a video clip of Pat Roberston answering the question of whether it would be okay to divorce your spouse due to their severe illness (Alzheimers): I find Robertson’s remarks to be absolutely revolting. He dismisses the integrity of marriage by attempting to nuance the word “death”. He makes a sham of the Gospel in … Continue reading »
Help for Spouses of Chronic Pain Sufferers: How to Empathetically Love
In my Tweetdeck I have a column that pulls up every tweet that uses the hashtag: #ChronicPain. I saw a tweet that caught my eye and led me to the blog: A New Kind of Normal. Today they had a guest blogger and the title of the post is When Loved Ones Hurt. In the … Continue reading »
Shepherd Press eBooks – Quality Reads
I am quickly becoming a heavy user of my Amazon Kindle. I know of friends who have the Nook, or even the iPad which they use for reading eBooks. Many of you may even use your smartphone. (I love how my Kindle and phone are able to “Whispersync” keeping me up to date with my … Continue reading »
Developing a Developing Post
Over at 9Marks’ website I came across an article written by Michael McKinley about Four Qualities of a Developer. (one who would be developing leaders). I’ve reproduced those qualities below: Humility – It is easy for your ministry to become (at least in part) about you and your reputation. If that happens, you won’t be … Continue reading »
