Posts Tagged ‘not mine’

Romans 1:5 says, “through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations.” Paul is speaking of his ministry as an apostle here; he desired to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations for one reason: the [...]


This comes from an email I recieved from my old roommate, Tumaini (nickname). She just moved to Africa two weeks ago.
Thoughts on Easter:
We met together on Good Friday night to have a time of singing and prayer, which was a blessing, and as we sang, the drone of the mosque echoed in the background. The [...]


Busy

10Apr09

I’ve got a few days off from work and I’m trying to spend some time away frm my computer. So, for the next few days, you’ll have to entertain yourself with this:


Your life as a Christian is seemingly full of Christ and there is no room for self, but an aggressive sin comes in and wiggles his way in, crowding out Christ just a little bit. You give place to this sin and soon another does the same thing. Sin by sin, error by error, selfishness [...]



The Merit in One Drop of Christ’s Blood
Bunyan meditated on the marks of a person who is coming (has come) to Christ for salvation. I have taken the liberty to update the language where I thought it would help with readability.
Do these things characterize your life?
1. Are you burdened with your sin, recognizing it as [...]


29Aug08

After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: [...]


I’ve been excited about the olympics ever since I read an ESPN article thanking China for making them interesting again. BUT I read this today, and it’s been helpful to keep it all in perspective and care about the things that Jesus cares about. This is from the blog, The Blazing Center:
What Impresses God
August 12th, [...]


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07Aug08

For my own part, I have never ceased to rejoice that God has appointed me to such an office. People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. Is that a sacrifice which brings its own blest reward in healthful activity, the consciousness of doing good, peace [...]


A post from my friend* Tim Challies.
This is just about my favorite time of day. The house is quiet and no one else awake. It allows me a few minutes to myself—time I use every day to read the Bible and pray. I know that in a few minutes the family will begin to stir. [...]