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Monthly Archives November 2007
Happiness of Heaven
Today in my Puritan’s class we are looking at Edwards. Here’s a great quote from his Miscellanies on the nature of the saints enjoyment in heaven:
233. HAPPINESS OF HEAVEN. We know not what sort of bodies the saints
shall have after the resurrection. But it seems to me probable, that as
the bodies of the wicked [...]
Swerve
David prays in Ps.141 “Do not let my heart incline to any evil…”
The Hebrew for “incline” is the idea of turning, moving in another direction, to swerve. My heart does just that. Moving, turning, swerving this way and that way like a drunk trying to walk a straight line. This is a very practical and [...]
Slavery Here and Now
SIM has a great article with more resources than you will know what to do with on modern day slavery. Yes…slavery still exists!
Lincoln on Thanksgiving and Orphans
We had a great day yesterday with friends celebrating Thanksgiving. There is much to be thankful for!
Before we feasted our host read Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving. This part especially struck me near the end:
And I recommend to them that…they do also, with humble penitence for our national
perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender [...]
Because of His Word
John records that “many more believed because of his word” (John 4:41).
I am struck by how clearly this emphasizes the fact that their belief came because of Jesus’ verbal word. This is further shown in the next verse -
They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we [...]
Busy Day
Today is my last day at the counseling center. I have mixed feelings, both excitement for the new chapter opening tommorrow and sadness for a sweet chapter closing. I have learned much from my time at the center that I believe I will take with me and continue to learn from. The Lord is good. [...]
New Chapter
As of this Thursday I will be working full-time as the Director of Ministry Development for the ABBA Fund, a ministry that gives no-interest loans to Christian couples adopting and helps churches start adoption assistance funds. I am excited and humbled to have the opportunity to serve in this way! I feel like there are [...]
From Adopted to Adopting
Boundless just published a great article by Justin Taylor ‘From Adopted to Adopting.’
You Are God’s Plan for the Orphan
From my good friend Eugene Allison of the ABBA Fund:
Dear Friends,
As I’m sure you know, today there are more than 143 million orphans in the world. That’s approximately one-half of the population of the U.S.! Most of these children live in poverty, are malnourished and experience daily rejection. But what they really need is someone [...]
