“Moses calls Yahweh the God of Abraham. . . . Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him (πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν).” Luke 20:37–38 To have Yahweh as your God means death cannot hold you. Your life is attached to him (αὐτῷ ζῶσιν).

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“God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.” -C.S. Lewis

Both the mistreatment of the flock and the mistreatment of pastors will be things for which we will have to give an account.

What a comfort it is to have the approbation of one’s own conscience! If there be peace within the soul, the blustering storms of slander which howl around us are of little consideration.

"Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocketwatch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked." -Philip Stanhope

What if today was the day legalized abortion began to end in America? I’m praying that’s the case. Will you join me?

I sometimes get on here to laugh at everyone. What pressure to need to always respond or say something quotable.

The simplest philosophy of ministry: Teach people to read their bible. Teach people to pray. That’s it. Everything else falls into place.

As one who suffers from sporadic anxiety that creeps up often unexpected, I feel as though there is always a dark cloud following right behind me. Thank God, I know there is a day coming when the sun of righteousness will vanquish all from the sky but the brightest of his glory.

"The knot of Eve's disobedience was untied by Mary's obedience: what the virgin Eve bound through her disbelief, Mary loosened by her faith." - Irenaeus

Wow. This puts into perspective Paul’s travels.

I will never look at this verse the same again.

Gospel culture is simply the horizontalizing of what we believe vertically--and if those beliefs are not horizontalized, that shows we don't actually believe them vertically to begin with. Forgiven, we forgive. Loved, we love. Embraced, we embrace. Encouraged, we encourage.

Christian, we’re one day closer to heaven.

'Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him' (Heb 9:28). Breathtaking premise embedded there--when Jesus comes back he won't deal with sin. He already has.

Christian, we're one day closer to heaven, where "congregations ne'er break up, and Sabbaths have no end."

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Sorry there are 26 kids in your daughter’s class and Valentines come in boxes of 24.

Dads love saying “These kids are going to sleep good tonight” while swimming or doing anything active