James Montgomery Boice: “The greatest sin of all is that we take glory to ourselves instead of giving credit to God. When we do well we think it is our achievement. When we do badly we think it is somebody else’s fault. It is the perspective of fallen humanity, and what we do as individuals… Read More »
I quote John Piper for this only because I heard it this morning in listening to the audio book of Finally Alive. He gives classic expression to what most Christians think about the “kingdom of God” or the “kingdom of heaven.” Jesus said to Nicodemus in John 3:3, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless… Read More »
John Piper’s description is one of the best I have heard. This is from the beginning of his summary of Romans 1-7, which you can read or listen to here. I know it’s tempting to skip over a quote or a list, but if you have a few minutes, I believe you will find this… Read More »
Which one should we have chosen to send out with Christmas letters? I wish my readers the best in the new year. Really, the best.
Most of our family cheers for the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers (see photos here). Gunner isn’t a fan, but he sees wisdom in an interview with the quarterback who led his team to 19 straight victories. At the risk of being made fun of, I must say that I was impressed with this… Read More »
I have some financial advice for you: invest your money in the place that earns the highest dividends. Forget those 1% CDs, and don’t bother with bonds that are averaging 2%. The stock market historically does better, so I’d start looking there. What you really need is a stock that pays dividends frequently. Ideally, you… Read More »
A verse that has been used more than once by those trying to convince me that the church replaces Israel in God’s eternal plan is Romans 9:6: For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. What I am supposed to understand is that it is not physical Israel that receives God’s blessing but… Read More »
A friend just asked if I have a link for Amazon whereby I get commissions. I do. If you access Amazon either by this text link or the links below, I receive 4% commission on any purchases with which I can do good things. It costs you nothing extra. In other words, if you use… Read More »
I didn’t mean to abandon this blog. I guess it’s just been a variety of things. The main thing is the revision of my photo project as well as a secondary photo project. It’s the quantity that’s killing me. I am “tweeting” more, so you can subscribe to that if you know how. (I put… Read More »
I’m leading a fantastic group of people from our church on a two-week trip to Israel from April 21 to May 4. We ‘ve had a number of late dropouts and we now have 4 open spots. The trip will be mentally and physically demanding. A free 10-week course will precede the trip but is… Read More »