Let’s define my terms: (all definitions located in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) “pro-choice” – favoring the legalization of abortion “abortion” – the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus; spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation … Continue reading »
Tagged with salvation …
13 Years Ago…
Thirteen years ago God broke me. I was stubborn, resistant, and actively pursuing a life away from him. Christmas night, 1998, I found myself sitting next to my gun cabinet in our tiny living room. I love Christmas, but this holiday had brought no joy. I was now at the “end of my rope” and … Continue reading »
Christ Formed in You: Restoring God’s Broken Image – the Goal, ch.1 summary
“The gospel is about nothing less than the redemption of fallen human beings and the perfect, complete restoration of our broken world”. (p.28) This statement from Brian Hedges comes early in chapter one of Christ Formed in You. While we understand readily that everything will be (in the future) restored by God, as the fulfillment … Continue reading »
Christ Formed in You by Brian G. Hedges (a book review series)
One of the books that I have just received from Shepherd Press to do a review on is Christ Formed in You: The Power of the Gospel for Personal Change. It is written by Brian G. Hedges, who resides in South Bend, IN (not too far from my location in Warsaw, IN and in the … Continue reading »
Why Christmas is Special to Me: or (Why My Blog is Named Grace Dependent)
Twelve years ago, Christmas Day, I came to the end of myself and God drew me to Himself. As I began to read Scripture, I found the epistle of Titus…and I found a description of my life: Titus 3:3-7 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing … Continue reading »
A Snapshot of Grace ~ G.S. Bishop
Grace is a provision for men who are so fallen that they cannot lift the axe of justice, so corrupt that they cannot change their own natures, so averse to God that they cannot turn to Him, so blind that they cannot see Him, so deaf that they cannot hear Him, and so dead that … Continue reading »
Marvelous Light by Charlie Hall
I was introduced to this worship song at the Real Man conference held at Faith Baptist Church, Lafayette, IN this past weekend. Not only did I appreciate all of the worship being led by Titus Justus, but this song just has a wonderful message that I think is so true. I have posted a youtube … Continue reading »
The God of the Fulfilled Promise
One of the common concerns to Christians occurs when we are tempted to question the goodness and faithfulness of God. “Will God do as he said?”, “What if God doesn’t come through as he promised?”, and perhaps, “God seems to be taking such a long time, has he forgotten about me?”. These and other questions … Continue reading »
The Reformed Pastor, part IV – Richard Baxter
The project started by Garry (the Hippopotamus) and I to blog through Richard Baxter‘s the Reformed Pastor has stretched out longer than anticipated, and perhaps desired. I have been largely to blame for this, as my blogging took a brief hiatus over the past month. However, we are now back on track and determined to … Continue reading »
The Reformed Pastor: Co-blogging Richard Baxter’s work
This post will explore Baxter’s writing in chapter one of the Reformed Pastor, The Oversight of Ourselves, part two, entitled, “The Motives to This Oversight“. Having already explained The Nature of This Oversight, Baxter speaks to the things that should “awaken [us] to this duty”. I would like to lay them out numerically, as Richard … Continue reading »
