O Spirit of God, Help my infirmities; When I am pressed down with a load of sorrow, perplexed and knowing not what to do, slandered and persecuted, made to feel the weight of the cross, help me, I pray thee. If thou seest in me any wrong thing encouraged, any evil desire cherished, any delight … Continue reading »
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Taking a Break from Posting Due to Spinal Fusion Surgery
My posting on Grace Dependent has become very intermittent and almost non-existent. This is due to a battle I have been waging with Chronic Pain due to disc deterioration in my L3/L4/L5/S1. I am scheduled for surgery on October 25. I have already had one Spinal Fusion surgery two years ago: S1/L5 were fused. This … Continue reading »
Christians Get Depressed Too – an intimate look, pt.3 (video post)
(If you receive this via RSS you may need to click through to view video) Part three of a look at the eight reasons why David Murray says in his book Christians Get Depressed Too that we should learn all we can about depression. Sorry about the shaking of the camera. I was holding my … Continue reading »
Ed Welch’s How to Talk to God When You are Suffering
I found this short article from Ed Welch on CCEF’s website to be an incredibly encouraging read: “Why is God doing this to me?” These words signal a spiritual train wreck in process. Any version of a “why” question, when it is directed to or about the God of the Bible, is terribly risky. Even … Continue reading »
A Praying Life – Paul Miller (Free for Kindle – limited time)
One of the spiritual disciplines that I struggle with the most, and yet am reminded daily that I need to increase, is prayer. I’ve read many books on prayer as a result. I am learning that reading a book on prayer is not the same as praying. Funny how we equate those two sometimes, isn’t … Continue reading »
How Does God Answer Prayer?
I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice… Before getting into the details of how God answers prayer, we should be reminded that he does answer prayer! This is a sure thing and something we should cling to. As Robert Murray McCheyne says, There never was, and never will be, a believing prayer … Continue reading »
The Gospel Way (Valley of Vision)
In light of our worship services today at Calvary Baptist Church, where we were repeatedly encouraged to focus on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I recalled this prayer from my reading last night. It was from the Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions. I encourage you to either read through these … Continue reading »
A Minister’s Prayer
Sometimes I read prayers, poems and other literary devices in my personal bible study. This is, of course, in conjunction with my time God’s Word. I have recently picked up a copy of The Valley of Vision, having first heard of it through Tim Challies. I would recommend this collection highly to you. Below is … Continue reading »
Pain update – CBC members
Just a quick update for our Calvary Baptist Church members. I really have appreciated the inquiries and prayers on behalf of my ongoing spinal care. I want to take this time to update everyone in a central location so that everyone will have the opportunity to be on the same page. Some brief history: Last … Continue reading »
Announcing the Winner of “This Little Prayer of Mine!”
The winner of our giveaway of the children’s book on prayer, “This Little Prayer of Mine” written by Anthony DeStefano is JC. I will be contacting you, JC, by the email address you gave me. I look forward to getting this to you as soon as possible. Thanks to all who expressed interest! Congratulations to … Continue reading »
