by admin | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog, Yet Speaking
*The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot.—Genesis 8:9* Reader, can you find rest apart from the ark, Christ Jesus? Then be assured that your religion is vain. Are you satisfied with anything short of a conscious knowledge of your union and interest in Christ?...
by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
comes from two Greek words, the one a preposition meaning “together” and the other a noun meaning “sight.” In Biblical studies it is used to refer to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke that so often “see together” the way that they tell the story of Jesus, even...
by admin | Oct 4, 2016 | Articles, Blog
In celebration of my recent birthday, my wife and I went down to Portland for the day. We ate out, went to a bookstore, and generally had a wonderful time. As we neared our housing development on our return, we noticed a Jeep by the side of the road that seemed to...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Verily, that assurance is but presumption that works men to play with sin, to be bold with sin, to make light of sin, to walk on in ways of sin. Such assurance will never bring a man to heaven, it will never keep him from dropping into hell, yea, it will double his...
by admin | Oct 1, 2016 | Blog, Book of the Month
Chapter Three—A Burden Lifted and a Journey Begun Making it up the Hill of Difficulty was hard for Christian. Yet though taking it easy for a while seemed like a good idea, it led him to lose his “roll” and forced him to retrace many of his steps. God desires...
by admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
Appreciate Your Spouse “Love your spouse. Stop to recognize how amazing it is that every day the door opens and he walks through it. We don’t all get a lifetime with our spouse. But, we do get some time. Fill the time with love and admiration and respect and...
by admin | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog
I. Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, Weak and wounded, sick and sore; Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity join’d with power; He is able, He is willing; doubt no more. II. Come, ye needy, come and welcome, God’s free bounty glorify; True...
by admin | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
is a term frequently used by Biblical scholars to talk about the literary forms in which the books of Scripture were inspired to be written. One of the most remarkable things about the Bible is just how many such genres it contains. From the parables of Jesus to the...
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Articles, Blog
[W]e glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.—Romans 5:3–5 The...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
The goal of the Christian life is the pursuit of an intimate knowledge of God that leads to a greater estimation of His worth, a greater satisfaction and joy in His person, and a greater giving of oneself for His glory. Paul Washer, The Gospel Call and True...
