I’ve just reviewed a book which is primarily testimony mixed in with pastoral advice about walking through difficult days (watch out later this week). What the book does well is it highlights God’s sovereignty. We can trust in the omnipotent, omniscient, God. I think different strands of Christianity help us get specific aspects of God… Continue reading The God who is near
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Heart Cry (Romans 9:1-29)
I wonder what kinds of things keep you awake at night. That’s one area where there’s no shortage now. Uncertain times caused by COVID an energy crisis and fuel and food shortages are enough to cause plenty of anxiety. But I suspect there are even bigger and deeper things that trouble us, wake us up… Continue reading Heart Cry (Romans 9:1-29)
Do we really believe that God is sovereign?
You know that verse about mission in the hymn “I cannot tell”, do we really believe it? The words go: I cannot tell how He will win the nations, How He will claim His earthly heritage,How satisfy the needs and aspirations Of east and west, of sinner and of sage. We sing it with gusto – or… Continue reading Do we really believe that God is sovereign?
When you pray
Prayer is a wonderful privilege for believers in Christ. How wonderful to be able to talk to God, to know him, to have a relationship with him. Yet often, just as some peopel end up with an unhealthy relationship with food, we can end up with an unhealthy relationship with prayer. It becomes a legalistic… Continue reading When you pray
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