The other day I was looking through the notes I had made in one of my old Bibles. It was the New American Standard that I received from the Lockman Foundation when I graduated from Biola College in 1978. I used it during the years I taught Bible and Science to sixth- through eighth grade … Read more
I’m struck this Christmas morning by the important role of Joseph in the holy family. Even the virgin-born Emanuel grew up in subjection to two parents. I see, in the holy family, the importance of family structure. Although he had nothing to do with the conception of Jesus, Joseph was still referred to as his … Read more
The statement in John 7:39 — “. . . for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified”— does not pertain to us. The Holy Spirit has been given; the Lord is glorified— our waiting is not dependent on the providence of God, but on our own spiritual fitness. Oswald … Read more
“Faith is not intelligent understanding, faith is deliberate commitment to a Person where I see no way.” Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, March 28.
“Never let God give you one point of truth that you don’t immediately live up to it.” – Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, March 27.
Concluding a sermon in 1941 entitled “The Weight of Glory”, C.S. Lewis said: “Meanwile the cross comes before the crown and tomorrow is a Monday morning. A cleft has opened in the pitiless walls of the world, and we are invited to follow our great Captain inside. The following Him is, of course, the essential … Read more
We’ve been reading through the Gospel of John in short segments at breakfast each weekday. This morning we found ourselves outside the empty tomb where Jesus tells Mary Magdalene to go tell His disciples that He was about to go to the Father. How He said that had never struck me like it did this … Read more
Shortly before crossing the Kidron Valley to the Garden of Gethsemane, where He would be betrayed, Jesus prayed for His disciples and all who would believe through their testimony. His prayer is recorded in John 17 and in it He shares His heart. He prays that we will be one just as He and the … Read more
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 Isn’t it nice to know that there is no such thing as a recession for God?
I’ve been re-reading, after several decades, Edith Schaeffer’s L’Abri in which she quotes her husband Francis Schaeffer. “Supposing we had awakened today to find everything concerning the Holy Spirit and prayer removed from the Bible-that is, not removed the way liberals would remove it, but that God had somehow really removed everything about prayer and … Read more
