some thoughts

When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts!We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple! Psalm 65:3-4, ESV
We are constantly in need of a saviour. Anyone with […]

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It Is Never Right to Be Angry with God - just read this this morning; and it seems to agree with what I was trying to say somewhere below about feelings being the end of the conversation. Maybe not.
[update: the post referred to above was not made public. The gist of it was that people […]

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O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you;my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you I the sanctuary, beholding your power and your glory.[Psalm 63:1-2 ESV]
The […]

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ESV Bible Online: Passage: 1 Corinthians 4: “14 I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 16 I urge […]

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Peace that surpasses all understanding does not come from knowing what your tomorrow holds; it comes from knowing that God holds your tomorrow. It does not come from knowing the details of your future; it comes from knowing that God has detailed your future. And as we cling to the vine that is Christ, He […]

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a few thoughts from the past few days:
- I’m flattered by those who accuse me of having a disdain toward women by not dating. They insinuate that I’m withholding something good from them. A fine compliment. If only they knew, on the other hand, that it would be much more of a show of disdain […]

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Sola Scriptura in Theological Method : John Frame: search for “Wells’s analysis”
modernity’s new way of thinking, according to Wells:
1. Subjectivism: basing one’s life upon human experience rather than upon objective truth.2. Psychological therapy as the way to deal with human needs.3. A preoccupation with “professionalism,” especially business management and marketing techniques as the model for […]

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I’ve been spending some time in the psalms lately, and recently one passage really stirred me deeply: Psalm 57:7-11, ESV. Especially verse 7: “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!” This, in one sentence, is the essence of salvation, and the essence of evangelism, and the essence […]

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“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.”

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“War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, […]

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