“We also request a full and glad readiness
To forgive any others for sins they’ve committed
Against us—our names, reputations, or lives.”
21 Prayers, p. 47
Don’t Do What the Antisemites Do
“Boast not against the Jews. Boast not against the unbelieving Jews. Boast not against the Jews who were plotting against Paul. Any why? Because they still have a role to play. There is a reason why Paul says the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable (Rom. 11:29).”
American Milk and Honey, p. 136
Same Principle Though
The Rebellious Elect
“So how do you explain the Jews then? They were the elect nation (Is. 45:4), and they were expending more than a little energy trying to kill the apostle Paul, as they had in fact killed the Elect One of God (Isa. 42:1), their own Messiah. It sure seems like something had separated them from the love God.”
American Milk and Honey, p. 135
The Root Does the Supporting
“The Jews had stumbled because of a covenantal and ethnic presumption, and Paul cautions the Gentile Romans against committing the very same sin. What happened to the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem could certainly happen to the See of Rome. And why? Rome did not support the root, but rather the root Rome, and faith alone kept the sap flowing.”
American Milk and Honey, p. 135
What Money Will Do
“We know, our great Father, we cannot prevent
Money from doing what money will do,
But we can, in the meantime, be faithful stewards
With what You have given us, what You’ve bestowed.”
21 Prayers, p. 44
If I Knew How
“If I knew how to do it, I would ask You for more,
I would ask for far more of Your grace overflowing.”
21 Prayers, p. 42
Or Take From Us Now
“Father, I prayer that You might now give the answer
Or take from us now the requesting You gave us.”
21 Prayers, p. 41
On Not Lowering the Bar for God
“We need to believe up to the promises rather than lowering the promises down to our levels of quasi-unbelief.”
American Milk and Honey, p. 128
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