To those who "don't believe what they know," rest in God's grace. And let us produce together the type of memories that will "soak these sheets in tears."
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To those who "don't believe what they know," rest in God's grace. And let us produce together the type of memories that will "soak these sheets in tears."
Where will you be when tragedy strikes our family? Will you run like cowards, or will you sit and face the demons with those who have been shattered by this poisoned world?
In conclusion, this isn't the best Marvel movie to date. But it's going to rank amongst the "most fun" for sure. Go see it.
Calvin's profound concern for the social welfare of the people—and the role it plays in the communication of the gospel—cannot go underemphasized.
If I am really feeling bad about myself, I do an arm workout from Youtube, and then I just end up wishing I had raked the lawn.
We became intentional about time together, and in the repetition regained that restful hospitality of an ever open door.
In my brokenness, I ate the bread, and I drank the wine, and I remembered. And I was re-membered. Easter makes me whole.
The innocence and sinlessness of Christ are pronounced by the one who convicts him.
The "whole doctrine of the gospel" in Calvin's catechism is driving towards this love of God, love of neighbor, and hatred of sin.
And yet, baptism is not a mere figure. For "at the same time, it has the substance connected" such that God "does not deceive us."
There were memorable moments in each other lectures, and while I was somewhat familiar with Horton, it was a delight to hear Nancy Guthrie speak.
But now that the book is done, it is time to return to some important things. Danielle and I hope you enjoyed the fun.
There is great and solemn joy in the mystery. To all the spoken and word-upheld world, I say: be.
All this lying awake at night not knowing what to do about anything in my life has revealed the real work. It’s not that I need to be more diligent or work harder or do better — and, yes, I should be doing all of those things — it’s that I’ve got this pride that I didn’t realize was there.
These mornings in Lent where I wake up and grab my coffee and try not to fall asleep over the Book of Concord, I feel an odd yearning to see her again.
What Joshua and Danielle have done here is issue a clarion call to those of us who have allowed apathy to overtake our Christian thinking in this area.
In our union with Jesus Christ, we get a foretaste of a greater eschatological coffee while practicing Christian ethics, particularly Christian ethics pertaining to coffee. The need for clear communication of God’s grace in the realm of coffee is great.