A good word from Steve Hafler (former missionary in Kenya and Zambia): Near the end of his extraordinary life, William Carey was becoming a household name in England. Biographies were being turned out to an eager public. Even mementos of Carey’s life were prized as almost sacred objects. One day a friend of Carey’s was […]
Seek to Fill Up with the Spirit of Life
Kelly Kapic, commenting on the life and ministry of John Owen: The goal of the Christian life is not external conformity or mindless action, but a passionate love for God informed by the mind and embraced by the will. So the path forward is not to decrease one’s affections but rather to enlarge them and […]
Living for Eternity
I know I recently shared a video by Francis Chan, but I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to share this one too. (HT: Armstrong)
Fix Your Eyes on the Cross
A video from Arturo Azurdia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9Lpwo9U7Q (RSS Readers click through to see the video) “Fix your eyes on the cross and never get beyond it…” —Arturo Azurdia And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him […]
Loving God Because He Is God
David Brainerd: “My soul was this day, at turns, sweetly set on God: I longed to be with Him, that I might behold His glory. I felt sweetly disposed to commit all to Him, even my dearest friends, my dearest flock, my absent brother, and all my concerns for time and eternity. Oh that His […]
William Carey: 11 Commandments of Missions
Often referred to as “the father of modern missions,” William Carey lived his life with a single determination to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to those lost in sin and darkness. Below are his 11 “commandments of missions.” 1. Set an infinite value on immortal souls. 2. Gain all the information you can about […]
Harold Camping and Jenga
Elyse Fitzpatrick pens a great article on the Camping controversy: What’s astounding about Jesus’ conversation with the disciples is that Jesus himself didn’t know the answer to their “when?” question. Think of that. The disciples ask God a question he can’t answer! In this case, in his humanity, he wasn’t privy to this information. He […]
Who Are You Behind Closed Doors?
You may have heard this quote before: “What a man is in secret, in these private duties, that he is in the eyes of God and no more…” —John Owen, Indwelling Sin in Believers (1667). While reading this morning, I found a similar quote. It really hit home: “It is in secret, not in public, […]
Francis Chan: The Presence of Jesus in Suffering
Behold Our God
Don’ t you just love worship songs that make much of our God? At the church I attend, we just started singing a new song, Behold Our God. It is one of those songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6juePKlRKtI Behold our God! Praise Him! Lyrics: Who has held the oceans in his hands? Who has numbered every grain of […]