This week’s ABC, Ephesians 6:18: With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints. I like how this verse tells us to be “on the alert” for prayer requests, essentially. I think we tend … Continue reading
I think this is a good passage to think about in light of the Missions Conference that just passed. It’s challenging to me in that John states that his joy will be completed in proclaiming the gospel and seeing more people come to Christ. I’m happy when I hear about other people accepting Christ as … Continue reading
As some of you know, Tim and I are taking Near Eastern Studies 132 (Biblical Poetry) together. In this class, we are currently learning about the literary styles of Canaanite, Babylonian, and Egyptian poetry, in the context of which elements have carried over to the Bible. The Babylonians had many gods. Whenever a misfortune — … Continue reading
I was going to write on the ABC today, but I stumbled across BibleGateway’s verse of the day, which really kind of struck me and made me think a bit. So here it is, Psalm 143:10 (NIV): Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on … Continue reading
How do we know what’s faith in God and what’s faith in ourselves? The answer might hurt more than we expect. This is one of the things I go after when I’m driving hard at a cloudy concept of “faith”. We should know where our decisions are coming from as well as we can.
[Reposted from my site.] Author’s note: Having written independently of knowing what the summer X-Roads theme is, I am delighted that they have matched up nearly perfectly. I hope, then, that this is a blessing to all of you, and I hope to see those of you who have not yet graduated in the fall … Continue reading
Just a random thought that came across to me from my Bible reading and scanning through potential BBS studies for the fall. Hebrews 13:5–6: Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I … Continue reading
Reposted from my site. In an apparent continuation of a theme started by a previous post, I was thinking while at CostCo a few days back about something talked about in the book Every Young Man’s Battle, the idea that we don’t even entertain the thought of impurity, that we do not have the liberty … Continue reading
This thought actually came to me when I was rewatching the whole season of an anime series called Code Geass (the completed first season as well as all the episodes currently out for the second season). Many times we approach learning and understanding as a task done once, and we then convince ourselves that after … Continue reading
Once you are saved, the trajectories of your spiritual and personal growth are inseparable: From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old … Continue reading
