“I forgive you, but I’ll never forget what you did.” Ever heard a variation of that? Ever felt that way about someone else? It seems to be not only a common approach to relationships today, but a pervasive attitude in Scougal’s day as well. It is not within sinful human nature [...]
Archive for August, 2007
A Minute with Henry on Grudges
Posted in Series: Henry Scougal on August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Modern Puritan Prayer III
Posted in Modern Puritan Prayers on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Heavenly Father,
You have searched us and understood;
You know when we stand up or sit down,
You understand our thoughts from afar,
You scrutinize our journeys and our times of rest,
Nothing of ours is hidden from You.
But who has known your mind?
Transform our hearts,
Renew our thoughts,
For they have become too conformed to the pattern of this [...]
A Few Noteworthy Items
Posted in Random on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Item 1)
Sovereign Grace Ministries has now made all their mp3’s free to download. This is huge. Check them out here.They have tons of sermons from Sproul, Piper, Mahaney, Powlison, Alcorn, Josh Harris, Grudem, even one from Johnny Mac, as well as many other extremely engaging and profound teachers. Currently, I’m listening to [...]
The Absence of the Spirit
Posted in Current Events on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
To many of you, this article may come as a surprise. In his new book, Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (Doubleday), her “postulator”, the Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk shows us her most personal, intimate letters which encompass over 60 years of her life. Though Mother Teresa has been venerated by Catholics and Protestants [...]
Book Review: Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road
Posted in Emerging Church on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Donald Miller is no stranger to the Christian world. In 1998, he published Blue Like Jazz which has become not only a best-seller, but a manifesto of the Emerging Church. Although his books are not as directly ideological as others in the Emerging scene, he puts those same ideas into narrative form and [...]
The Longing of the Psalmist, the Breath of the Savior
Posted in Bible on August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
Psalm 119:20
Many portions of Scripture declare the importance of knowing the Bible. But have you ever meditated on this one? When I consider the habits of my soul in terms of “longing”, I can think of several things which have [...]
A Minute with Henry on Anger
Posted in Series: Henry Scougal on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, we began our series following Scougal through his applications of Jesus’ command to love our enemies. He began by focusing our attention on how the love Christ commands, “excludes all harsh thoughts and groundless suspicions”. He showed us how those “groundless suspicions” contrast with divinely rooted love which, “hopeth all things,” and, [...]
Weddings
Posted in Bible on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This evening, I had the blessing of attending my cousin’s wedding. It was a reminder of God’s faithfulness to provide companionship for his children. It was also a joy to be a part of such a happy day for a dear friend and relative (who is also my brother in Christ).
As [...]
Truth, in Love
Posted in Bible on August 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I went to a small, Christian school, The Master’s College, from 2001 to 2003. In my last semester there, I went to Israel through TMC’s Israel Bible Extension program. I took 4 classes there. My favorite class, Jerusalem Archeology, was taught by Todd Bolen. After over 10 years of teaching [...]
A Not So Generous Orthodoxy
Posted in Emerging Church on August 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Heretics are rarely excommunicated these days. Instead, they go on book tours.”
That is an excerpt from Mohler’s latest blog dealing with Bishop John Shelby Spong. Spong has recently flown to Australia only to be denied access to the pulpits under the authority of Archbishop Peter Jensen, who oversees the Sydney diocese! Sadly, [...]
