January 2012
13 posts
“There once was in man a true happiness of which now remain to him only the mark...”
– Blaise Pascal
“Like you, I too have made some bad yet irreversible decisions. In fact, at times...”
– Paul Tautges
“A Christian is just as much under the obligation to obey God’s will in the most...”
– Archibald Alexander Hodge
Note: Break has ended and school is starting up again. How will He find you doing, Winfred?
“Without Christ, not one step; with Him, anywhere!”
– David Livingstone
1 Sam 2.1: And Hannah prayed and said, My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
Hannah said this immediately after she had lent Samuel, the son for whom she had prayed, to the Lord for the whole of his life.
Do we always sing when we give up something we love? It isn’t an easy thing to do. Hannah...
1 Sam. 1.18: And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
Hannah sets a splendid example for us all… After Hannah had prayed, her countenance was no longer sad. That is what always should be - but is it? Do we not sometimes wait to see the answer to our prayer before letting go the trouble? Hannah...
“But Christ Jesus has true excellency, and so great excellency, that when they...”
– Jonathan Edwards
“Everyone has some gifts, therefore all should be encouraged. Nobody has all the...”
– Arthur T. Pierson
“Sanctification, again, is a thing which depends greatly on a diligent use of...”
– J. C. Ryle
A great reminder as Sunday approaches and as Winter break continues.
“There’s no burden too heavy, or no situation too hard for the one that you...”
– Leonard Ravenhill
1 Sam 1.18: And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
After Hannah had prayed, her countenance was no longer sad. That is what should always be - but is it? Do we not sometimes wait to see the answer to our prayer before letting go the trouble? Hannah didn’t do that. Long before she saw the...
December 2011
9 posts
“The final problem is not to prove men wrong, but to win them back to Christ. ...”
– Francis Schaeffer in How Heresy Should Be Met
Ultimate apologetic: 1) Intellectually expose falsehood 2) Emphasize the validity of the Gospel 3) Become living proof of the faith HT: Ray Ortlund Jr.
Hymn Pt.26: Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high. Hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last.
Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me. All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee...
“What lies behind my remark is a distinction between two views of education. In...”
– Mortimer J. Adler in “Invitation to Pain of Learning”
Note: Good article and certainly something to ponder about. I encourage reading the whole article especially if, like me, you have a poor or lazy attitude when it comes to school. Thinking is painful, but it must be done. (The...
“If we are to please our Lord in everything we must put Him first in everything....”
– Amy Carmichael
“‘To be like Jesus,’ [is] the most dangerous prayer a human being...”
– Paul Washer
Luke 6.46: “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?”
Ad Fontes Pt.3: Ephesians
He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places through His Son (1:3.) He chose us before the world was formed (1:4, 11). He chose us so that we would be holy and blameless (1:4). Lovingly, He predestined us for adoption as His children (1:5). He, as Father, purposely did this so that He could receive praise because of His grace (1:6). He presented His grace generously and...
And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
- Ezekiel 37:3
November 2011
17 posts
“Today we fight against materialism, especially the so-called Prosperity Gospel....”
– Ray Ortlund Jr.
“Oh, young man, permit me to call your attention to your soul’s salvation....”
– Alexander Archibald
“If grace has really changed our hearts, we don’t ultimately care if life...”
– Timothy Keller
“We must base our lives on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Why must I love my wife?...”
– Paul Washer
“The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I...”
– Timothy Keller
Hymn Pt.25 "I Hear the Accuser Roar"
I hear the accuser roar, Of ills that I have done; I know them well, and thousands more; Jehovah findeth none. Sin, Satan, Death, press near, To harass and to appall; Let but my risen Lord appear, Backward they go and fall. Before, behind, around, They set their fierce array, To fight and force me from my ground Along Immanuel’s way. I meet them face to face, Through Jesus’ conquest...
“It is no easy thing to defend the Christian faith against the mighty attack that...”
– J. Gresham Machen
“If pride is the self-centered disposition to determine one’s own reality, to be...”
– Aaron Orendorff
Note: God is God and I am not.
“Legalism traps you in slavery and despair. To define ourselves by what we must...”
– Tullian Tchividjian
“Every believer discovers the exact suitability of Christ to them. He is just...”
– James Smith in Christ Precious
Note: Colossians 1:16-17; 2 Peter 1:3-4
“It is but a narrow view of Christian apologetics that regards the defense of the...”
– J. Gresham Machen
“The question to ask about an education is not ‘what can I do with it?’ but...”
– Dr. Arthur Holmes
Note: …
“Some students seem more desirous of a credential than an education. They seem less interested in the internal transformation which education is meant to foster, and more concerned with just ‘getting through.’” — Alex Chediak
Hymn Pt.24: "I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow"...
I asked the Lord that I might grow In faith and love and every grace Might more of His salvation know And seek more earnestly His face Twas He who taught me thus to pray And He I trust has answered prayer But it has been in such a way As almost drove me to despair I hoped that in some favored hour At once He’d answer my request And by His love’s constraining power Subdue my sins and...
October 2011
25 posts
“It is not that everything that has anything to do with ourselves is in itself...”
– Elisabeth Elliot
“O my soul, consider now how you will be able to endure such misery as must be...”
– Alexander Archibald Note: He really knows how to preach to himself.
“You will lose nothing, but be great gainers, by giving your hearts to God in the...”
– Alexander Archibald
“Forbid it, O Lord, put it far from the heart of Thy servant, who confesses to...”
– Saint Augustine
“Are you a true believer? If you are, you ought to glory in Christ. Glory not in...”
– J. C. Ryle
O Great God (T4G rendition) →
Occupy my lowly heart.
“So it is in the New Testament from beginning to end. The examples might be...”
– J. Gresham Machen
