Complacency is pride with a good track record. Anxiety is pride without one.
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Two Faces of Pride
Posted in Meditations on 12 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Preacher as Second-Level Teacher
Posted in Meditations, tagged preaching on 28 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
A good preacher must be a first-level teacher. That is, he must faithfully interpret the biblical text and teach his people, first, what it meant to its original audience, and second, how it applies to them today as God’s inspired and ever-relevant Word.
But that is not enough. A good preacher, I believe, must also be [...]
Delivered From and Unto Death
Posted in Meditations on 18 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. (Psalms 68:20, ESV)
For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. (2 Corinthians 4:10, KJV)
The Christian life is a series of deliverances: [...]
Meditation on a Good Friday
Posted in Meditations, tagged cross, Good Friday, grace, salvation on 21 March 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Luke 23:32-42
Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what [...]
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