Category Archives: relationships
Needed: A dose of moral courage
Moral courage is an endangered species in these days, where the T-Rex of political correctness freely roams and seemingly rules the land. I shared the following this morning at our Iron Man Fellowship breakfast as we took up the topic. … Continue reading
Filed under Banner of Truth, books, Counsel, Culture, Human nature, ministry, Personal, relationships
What Kind Of A Pastor Do Sinners Need?
A wonderful reminder… pdb What Kind Of A Pastor Do Sinners Need?.
Filed under Counsel, ministry, relationships, sin
Living like Jesus is the only way
If Jesus is the ONLY way to be right with God, and have any hope of eternal life with Him, then ought we not live in ways consistent with that simple, glorious truth? Recently my former seminary professor and friend, … Continue reading
Filed under evangelism, Jesus, relationships, witness
All believers are not alike
We must not expect all believers in Christ to be exactly like one another. We must not set down others as having no grace, because their experience does not entirely tally with our own. The sheep in the Lord’s flock … Continue reading
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Greatness in Christ’s kingdom…
“Greatness in Christ’s kingdom is very different from what is usually counted eminence in the kingdoms of the world. Its elements are not only different, they are the reverse of those which constitute worldly greatness. Spiritual greatness consists in the … Continue reading
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Beat people with your Bible?
“You shouldn’t beat people over the head with the Bible.” Often heard phrase, but is it useful to say (or affirm)? Last week, in a Prayer Partner Letter from Bethlehem College & Seminary, President Tim Tomlinson wrote the following helpful … Continue reading
Filed under Apologetics, Bible, relationships, Scripture, witness
Words to strengthen the heart
To encourage someone is a great, and proper thing. The root meaning of the word has to do with imparting strength to the heart — strengthening someone’s inner man or attitude or resolve so that they might persevere in a … Continue reading
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Survival skills for a fallen world (Paul Tripp)
Survival skills for a fallen world. One of the helpful series of audio presentations by Dr. Paul Tripp — a very gifted Christian preacher, teacher and counsellor. Here at PAUL TRIPP MINISTRIES you can listen for free to these and … Continue reading
Filed under Counsel, Human nature, relationships, suffering, wisdom
Never orphans
“Do you have a father?” Genesis 44:19 by James Smith (“Bread from Heaven!” 1857) (distributed by Grace Gems) Standing at my window one day, while the cholera was raging in London, I saw two corpses carried by, followed by one … Continue reading
Filed under God, love, Parenting, relationships, suffering
Questions to ask at a class reunion
“Ten Questions to Ask at a Class Reunion” (a brief article from Dr Don Whitney) Sometimes it’s hard to know what to say to classmates you haven’t seen in years. It’s even harder at your spouse’s class reunion, for you … Continue reading
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