Discernment

Discernment is not a matter of simply telling the difference between what is right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right. — CH Spurgeon

From the Cross flows – John Flavel

Out of this fountain [the cross] flow all the blessings that believers either have or hope for. Had it not been for this, there had been no such thing as justification, adoption, salvation, peace with God and hope of glory, pardon of sin, and divine acceptance: these and all our best mercies had never been.  […]

How do we reflect that which we do not see?

“The turning of the mind upward is half the battle. We cannot expect it to reflect that toward which it does not turn.” — Charles H. Spurgeon Thinking this morning on Colossians 3 about keeping our focus on God.  It is so hard in this world of entertainment and escapism to find a focus that keeps […]

Quotations October 2019

Here are some of the images and quotations I made this month.  [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”13″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]

Holy People

Charles Spurgeon

“The children of God are a holy people; —for this very purpose were they born and brought into the world, that they should be holy; for this they were redeemed with blood and made a peculiar people. God’s end in election, the end of all his purposes, is not answered until they become a people […]

Faith On

Faith is a position I find myself in

Faith is not a meritorious work. It is never the ground of justification—it is simply the channel through which it is received and it, too, is a gift. — John MacArthur Ever hit something so deep it just puts your mind out of wack? This was it for me last night. Faith is a condition […]

On Happiness

Happy In the Lord is lasting. Happiness in the rewards of life are fleeting.

Just as the sick man longs for health, and the prisoner of war for liberty–just as the parched traveler in hot countries longs to see the cooling fountain, or the ice-bound polar voyager the sun rising above the horizon–just in the same way does poor mortal man long to be happy. But how few consider […]

The Favorite Child

Do you have a favorite child? What does the Bible say about raising children?

My wife always says I have a favorite child. I don’t think I do, although one annoys me a little less than others. 🙂 Still I try and be fair however I am easily manipulated by my crazy little girls. Last night we had a MATCH Homeschool Co-Op showcase and four of my kids played music and/or had […]