Grace Sufficient for Today

From the Gospel Coalition Blog: We imagine many scenarios. We worry about many things that will never happen. I like the definition of worry I recently came across: Worry is interest paid on a debt we may never owe. God doesn’t give us grace for our imaginations. God gives us grace for today, grace for…

J.C. Ryle on the Aim of Satan

“That old enemy of mankind, the devil, has no more subtle device for ruining souls than that of spreading false doctrine. Outside the church he is ever persuading men to maintain destructive superstitions. Like a pirate, his object is to ’sink, burn and destroy.’ “Inside the church he is ever laboring to sow heresies, to propagate…

John Piper – Simon the Pharisee: The Fuel of True Love for God

He had the Holy One of Israel in his house, reclining at his table. The Prophet that Moses had foretold was sharing dinner with him. The Lord of glory, the Resurrection and the Life, was speaking with him face to face. The great climactic moment of history he claimed to be living for had arrived….

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Because we cannot believe that God alone can lead us aright and give eternal meaning to our life even when it is outwardly shattered.

Abundantly Satisfied

“How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures. For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light shall we see life.” (Psalm 36:7-9)

Your Mind Matters

“Commitment without reflection is fantacism in action. But reflection without commitment is the paralysis of all action.” – Dr. John Mackay, President of Princeton Seminary, quoted in John Stott, Your Mind Matters   “I am not pleading for a dry, humorless, academic Christianity, but for a warm devotion set on fire by truth.” – John…

Elisabeth Elliot

“The peace of God means the absence of conflict with the will of God. It means harmony within, concord with his purpose for our lives.” – Elisabeth Elliot, All That Was Ever Ours…   “Strive to choose, not that which is easiest, but that which is most difficult. Do not deprive your soul of the…

Contented Hearts

“Only contented hearts always experience well-being.” – Deitrich Bonhoeffer, Meditations on the Word

David Brainerd

The Life and Diary of David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians by Jonathan Edwards