Father in Heaven, You are the one whose mercy endures forever. You have forgiven and restored other nations more guilty than we are, and other nations less guilty have proceeded on to perdition. We know that salvation is from You, and from Your sovereign good pleasure alone. We know that we are dependent upon Your …
Like a Slide Rule in a Salvador Dali Painting
One of our big educational problems today has to be seen as the undeniable success of our engineering programs. But this requires explanation. The first aspect of this is that it is not engineering’s fault. We have a problem, but it is not the problem of the engineers. If a bunch of people rush over …
Hobbled by Human Inability
“We must live with the painful possibility that the results produced by the Spirit may not be satisfying to us. Here, again, is the occupational vulnerability of preaching. It is to be possessed by a holy compulsion but hobbled by human inability. It be sure, there will be continuous pain for the man called to …
Tight Connection
“A person who is out of fellowship with God could not be holy, and someone in fellowship with God cannot be anything else” (Beyond Stateliest Marble, p. 197).
The Hollow Consumer
“The external world is not the problem, but because of sin, the external world does present a problem . . . The more a man sees, the more he wants. The more he throws things into his soul, the emptier it gets . . . The nature of lust is to demand more and more …
With Nothing Vague About It
“What is this ‘Spirit-filling’? . . . an instantaneous, sudden, and sovereign operation of the Spirit of God coming upon a man so that his proclamation of Jesus Christ might be attended by holy power” (Azurdia, Spirit Empowered Preaching, p. 109).
Way Fun Matching Grant
Some big news for the Logos Benefit Concert. Matching Grant – Logos 30 years Birthday Benefit Concert from Canon Wired on Vimeo.
A Bunch of Little Sneaks, In Fact
“Internal lusts are traitors, and must be guarded against diligently. Moreover, they present much more of a threat than any open adversaries outside. Thousands of the enemy outside may assial the walls in vain, while one treacherous citizen inside can secretly open a door, and all is undone” (Beyond Stateliest Marble, p. 193).
Without That, Save Your Breath for Walking Up Hills
“Stated simply, the power of the Holy Spirit is the sine qua non of gospel preaching, the one thing without which nothing else matters” (Azurdia, Spirit Empowered Preaching, p. 100).
Obama as Charlie Sheen
I believe it was the late Joe Sobran who once said, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, I’m a Republican!” In the comment thread of a recent post, after I had suggested the reform of abolishing the Department of Education, and burning all the buildings …