I made and baked my own bread for many years.  The whole family would enjoy watching me do this – I think they anticipated the end result more than being onlookers to the mixing process. It can be a very satisfying undertaking; the mixing and addi…
- 6 days ago, 21 Jan 12, 11:32am -

Do you remember those times in your life when you tried to cover up a mistake or a wrongdoing?  I do.  They haven’t gone away, and I didn’t get away with them.  Even if I had, I soon learned that God sees everything.  Nothing is hidden from H…
- 22 days ago, 5 Jan 12, 10:36pm -

 Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.  (NKJV) The bird bath in our backyard attracts…
- 23 days ago, 4 Jan 12, 10:27am -

Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.  For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is CHRIST the LORD.  And this will be the sign to you: you will find a Babe wrapp…
- 34 days ago, 24 Dec 11, 12:21pm -

Ah!  Christmas-time is here again.  Time for hurried shopping trips.  Time for shopping excesses.  Time to buy gifts for those we love. Decision after decision! What can I give my spouse? What to give the children! What to give friends and family…
- 46 days ago, 12 Dec 11, 9:15am -

Woke Up – Praise the Lord! Psalm 118:24 – This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (NIV) Woke up this morning — the sun is shining … the sky is blue with puffy white clouds … nice temperature, despite it being De…
- 56 days ago, 2 Dec 11, 12:20pm -

Nine out of every ten questions which can possibly come before you in your business are already answered when the grand question is settled. Is such an action dishonest? Then it matters nothing how profitable it might be, it i…
- 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:29pm -

We differ also from those who place reliance upon moral virtues and spiritual excellencies, and even from those who would have us found our hope upon certain graces supposed to be the works of the Holy Spirit. Had we been the mos…
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:37am -

There are some who do appreciate the sweetness of Christ. I would to God I could find such out this morning. Hungry souls, we are brethren. If you are hungry after pardon, mercy, and grace, I remember when I was in your condition…
- 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 7:00am -

It may not please God to lessen the burden, but it comes to the same thing if he strengthens the back. He may not recall the soldier from the battle, but if he gives him a greater stomach for the fight, and increased strength…
- 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 7:00am -

When John fell down to worship one of the angels he received an earnest protest, “See thou do it not.” Now, if the worship given to Christ had been wrong, the thrice holy Savior would have exclaimed most earnestly, “See tho…
- 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 7:00am -

In the days when persecution was more public than it is now, many persons were guilty of being informers against the Puritans, or the Quakers; their deaths were in many cases appalling, not because of any peculiar pains they end…
- 6 days ago, 21 Jan 12, 7:00am -

_ If you know your Bible, you’re probably familiar with “big name” folk like Moses, David and Paul. And, you may also know what work they were famous for.             Moses, for example, brought the Israelites out of Egypt and rig…
- 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:01pm -

Celebrate with me!  Peaceful Moments to Begin Your Day: Devotions for Busy Women (Harvest House) is now available! It’s filled with spiritual aha moments guaranteed to draw readers into a more intimate walk with God. It also includes more than 100…
- 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:00pm -

"My hope is built on nothing lessThan Jesus’ blood and righteousness;I dare not trust the sweetest frame,But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.Refrain:On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;All other ground is sinking sand,All other ground is sinking sa…
- 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:42pm -

There is a defining difference between petitioning God and proclaiming His promises. We petition God for things we seek, but must proclaim the things He has already promised. A child does not beg his father every day to access something that he has a…
- 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:59pm -

The more I read the Old Testament through the lens of Christmas and the Cross (meaning it all pointed to, and aimed at, and passed through the life and ministry and death and resurrection of Christ) the more I am rocked by the foreshadows and physica…
- 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:52pm -

A grandson eating his lunch at our house. Let me assure you, he found that little bowl of food to be very good!I was noticing my "viewers" number  reaching 5000 this week and thought that I'd like to post something to celebrate that. Well, this does…
- 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:31pm -

Do not worry about your life . . . —Matthew 6:25A warning which needs to be repeated is that “the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches,” and the lust for other things, will choke out the life of God in us (Matthew 13:22). We are…
- 17 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:00am -

If God so clothes the grass of the field . . . , will He not much more clothe you . . . ? —Matthew 6:30A simple statement of Jesus is always a puzzle to us because we will not be simple. How can we maintain the simplicity of Jesus so that we may un…
- 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 12:00am -

When it pleased God . . . —Galatians 1:15As servants of God, we must learn to make room for Him-to give God “elbow room.” We plan and figure and predict that this or that will happen, but we forget to make room for God to come in as He chooses.…
- 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 12:00am -

I have appeared to you for this purpose . . .—Acts 26:16The vision Paul had on the road to Damascus was not a passing emotional experience, but a vision that had very clear and emphatic directions for him. And Paul stated, “I was not disobedient…
- 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 12:00am -

It is an illuminating experience to read the history of the great spiritual movements that have blessed the world over the last 2,000 years. Scarcely any of these began quietly; almost always they struck the earth with the suddenness of a cyclone. .…
- 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:00am -

Such a fast hold does inertia have upon almost everything religious that it takes a powerful and sudden attack by determined forces to move anything. It takes something like a crusade to get anything done these days. The principle of laissez faire is…
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:00am -

There will always be danger from one or the other of these two extremes, slavish dependence or arrogant independence. Some Christians (by far the majority) will accept a place of timid conformity and surrender themselves to the bondage of authority a…
- 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 9:00am -

It is a difficult thing to do, yet very necessary that we find a place of complete spiritual freedom and loving dependence upon one another. Here in the wide valley between two high and dangerous peaks is the broad dwelling of God's true and wise chi…
- 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 9:00am -

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/rayortlund/2012/01/27/gospel-safety-time/
- 17 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://owenstrachan.com/2012/01/27/the-immobile-class-on-college-and-work-in-the-new-america/
- 17 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/gospeldrivenchurch/2012/01/26/doctrine-is-not-a-formality/
- 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2012/01/26/grace-and-truth-beyond-the-elephant-room/
- 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/january/cage-fighting.html
- 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2012/01/26/6230/
- 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2012/01/25/update-on-c-j-mahaney-and-sovereign-grace-ministries/
- 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2012/01/25/what-the-debates-say-about-america/
- 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/rayortlund/2012/01/25/success-and-jesus/
- 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 12:00am -

http://www.challies.com/resources/visual-theology-the-attributes-of-god
- 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 12:00am -

Q: We’ve been considering cremation. We thought it would be good stewardship of our finances (in that it would be much less expensive than a burial) and that our remains would be in a place with other Christian’s. Now I have serious misgivings .…
- 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:29am -

In the midst of great duress, we can still achieve success; even if our efforts are in vain, we can still try again and again. Neither should we want to die, nor should we give up and cry; whether our umpteenth or first try, let us make each one our…
- 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:19am -

John 17:1-3: Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son so He can give glory back to You. For you have given Him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one You have given Him. And this is the wa…
- 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:02am -

Ever made a promise you didn’t keep? Yeah, me too. It makes me wince to think of my broken promises over the years. The shame comes from the realization that I had given my word to do something for someone and then backpedaled upon further review o…
- 17 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:01am -

Lamentations 3:1-30 The memory of my suffering and     homelessness is bitterness and poison.I can’t help but remember     and am depressed.I call all this to mind—  …
- 14 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:00am -

Lamentations 3:1-30 The memory of my suffering and     homelessness is bitterness and poison.I can’t help but remember     and am depressed.I call all this to mind—  …
- 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:00am -

Lamentations 3:1-30 The memory of my suffering and     homelessness is bitterness and poison.I can’t help but remember     and am depressed.I call all this to mind—  …
- 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 3:00am -

Lamentations 2:1-22 My eyes are worn out from weeping;     my stomach is churning.My insides are poured on the ground because the daughter of my people is shattered,     becaus…
- 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 3:00am -