It’s all about perspective

A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see that hisbed was nicely made and everything was picked up.
Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow thatwas addressed to ‘Dad.’ With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.
Dear Dad:
It is with great regret [...]

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Hast Thou No Scar?

Amy Carmichael is one of my heroes. You really should get to know her. She wrote: 
Hast thou no scar?
No hidden scar on foot or side or hand?
I hear thee sung as mighty in the land
I hear them hail thy bright ascendant star
Hast thou no scar?
Hast thou no wound?
Yet I was wounded by the archers, spent,
Leaned [...]

Interview with Tim Keller

On any given Sunday in Manhattan, before and after theater matinees, visits to museums, and walks in Central Park, some five thousand mostly twenty- and thirty-somethings gather at one of three Redeemer Presbyterian worship sites to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. More specifically, they gather to hear it from Pastor Timothy Keller, Redeemer’s senior [...]

What repentance looks like

After a week of flu, being away from home while it was rented by the Tupelo Furniture Market, I’m back online.
Here is a great devotional thought by Ray Ortlund, Jr, a wonderful writer, scholar, and pastor.
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” [...]

Guidance

Mark Dever pastors Capital Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D. C. He writes a short and on-target note about guidance. I heartily agree with Mark’s conclusions.

The Bondage of “Guidance”
by mdever
This will be brief. The way many Christians practice seeking God’s will before they make a decision amounts to spiritual and emotional bondage. Christ [...]

“I need a real chaplain who believes in a real God and a real hell!”

“Jesus, give us victory over wealth”

William Whiting Borden (1887-1913), heir to the Borden Dairy fortune, already a millionaire in high school, graduate of Yale, gave himself wholeheartedly to Christ with this life motto:
“No reserves, no retreats, no regrets.”
He died a missionary to Muslims in Egypt.
Dr. Samuel Zwemer, who knew Borden well, said this at the funeral:
He won the [...]

Top 10 Reasons to Plant Churches
(Taken from: David T. Olson, The American Church in Crisis, 155-156, and copied from http://rom116.blogspot.com)
10. New Churches lower the age profile of the American church, increase its multi-ethnicity, and better position the whole church for future changes.
9. New churches provide synergistic benefits to established churches. Research shows that denominations that [...]

Tribute to God from Union University

The science of date nights

From the New York Times…
Long-married couples often schedule a weekly “date night” — a regular evening out with friends or at a favorite restaurant to strengthen their marital bond.
But brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong. Simply spending quality time together is probably not enough to prevent a [...]

Prayer for young men to be preachers

George Whitefield, the great evangelist of the Great Awakening, prayed for young men to be called to preach. Notice the kind of young men he prays for…
Yea…that we shall see the great Head of the Church once more . . . raise up unto Himself certain young men whom He may use in this glorious [...]

Update on Eloise

Eloise is about 20 months old.  She is the sweetest little girl
-breaking your heart with her smile,
-constantly getting her older brothers in trouble,
-keeping her mom and dad on their knees, 
-the apple of her grandparent’s eyes.
Yesterday, she had tubes placed in her ears. Not a complicated procedure – unless you only have a partially-formed heart. [...]

Amazing story!

This amazing testimony is from Heather Martin. She was at Union Universitythe night of the tornado.
Well, most of you have probably heard by now, my school, Union University was hit by an F4 tornado this past Tuesday night (Feb. 5, 
2008). Thanks for all the calls and messages. I will try to talk to you [...]

The only thing that lasts

Living in the South keeps some things before your attention. One is the Civil War – or, as one elderly southern belle said, “the recent unpleasantness.”
Several weeks ago, a movie theater offered a special showing of the classic, Gone with the Wind. Scarlett O’Hara enters the screen as a spoiled young woman who [...]