Welcome to all of you who like full and complete sets of notes! I feel your angst in not being able to write fast enough, and I have reproduced the outline and notes below. I hope you are blessed and grow this week as we study God's Word and the topic of contentment together. If … Continue reading IRBC Family Camp 3 – Session 1, Notes ‘n Quotes (Sunday)
Quotes from New Atheism Lecture
Welcome! If you are here, then you probably just listened to my talk on New Atheism. Here are resources which we referenced. Enjoy! Quotes on New Atheism James Spiegel on what is "new" about the New Atheists: "There is really nothing new about the new atheism, except the degree of bombast in their claims. Their … Continue reading Quotes from New Atheism Lecture
Christian Contentment in Ministry
Workshop - Resources This week we are having the refresh conference on our campus. Below are resources from a workshop on the topic of Ministry Contentment. I have included the hand out as a PDF for any attendees that would like a digital copy. I also have other resources I mentioned in the workshop. I … Continue reading Christian Contentment in Ministry
Weekend Renewal: Believing and Following in Deuteronomy 1
Jordan Valley, Israel Deuteronomy 1:32-36 32 Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God, 33 who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you … Continue reading Weekend Renewal: Believing and Following in Deuteronomy 1
When God Sends the Wind and the Waves
Rembrandt, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1633. I love the painting of Jesus in the boat with His disciples during the storm. The artist captures both the terror of being in the storm and the serenity of Jesus sleeping. The disciples wrestle with waves and fears. One is even vomiting over the side. … Continue reading When God Sends the Wind and the Waves
Quotable: Sproul on why we don’t study the Bible
Sproul doesn’t sugarcoat it . . . Here then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God‘s word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not lack of intelligence … Continue reading Quotable: Sproul on why we don’t study the Bible
When You Need Some Rest
You know that feeling of exhaustion that goes beyond physical tiredness? You are physically tired too of course, but it's more than that. It's a sort of tiredness that goes through your body into your very soul. Have you ever been that tired? Sometimes it's having too much to do that brings it on. Sometimes … Continue reading When You Need Some Rest
Quotable: Whitney on the difference between reading and study
Don Whitney has another excellent observation on Bible study. He says, “If reading the Bible can be compared to cruising the width of the clear, sparkling lake in a motorboat, studying the Bible is like slowly crossing that same lake in a glass-bottomed boat. The motor boat crossing provides an overview of the lake and … Continue reading Quotable: Whitney on the difference between reading and study
3 Practical Tips to Strengthen Your Bible Intake
I just began Don Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. I have read the book before, but it’s been a long time. My youth pastor walked through this book with me the year after I graduated high school. That marks about two decades since I've creaked apart the pages. The yellowed paper and beat … Continue reading 3 Practical Tips to Strengthen Your Bible Intake
Skipping Meals and Guilty Motivations
Most of us struggle with spending time in God’s Word. We have a vague awareness that we ought to be in the Word more. We have a sense that it ought to be frequently. Most would say daily. We strive, and we aim, and we hope, but it just doesn't always happen. Then we end … Continue reading Skipping Meals and Guilty Motivations
Thoughts Worth Thinking 