2010 is only hours old and, as I do at the beginning of each new year, I have already seen many people expressing hope and anticipation that this might be the year of our Lord’s return. (Just as a little aside, wouldn’t that be amazing?!?!) . Although the whole prayer is quite appropriate for today, there is one line that caught my attention this morning. …
Give Thanks – 2: Struggles
“The struggles are not a mistake. They are tokens of redemptive love. Trials should not cause us to doubt the love of the King; they should convince us of it.†(pg. 94, War of Words)  Hard as it is sometimes, I am thankful for the struggles that God has allowed, as tokens of His redemptive love.  What are …
What do you believe about God?
“What you believe about God is the most important feature of your whole worldview. Look at it this way: of all the things you might ever study or reflect on, nothing could possibly be greater than God. So your view of Him automatically has more far-reaching ramifications than anything else in your belief system. What you think of God will …
Food for Thought
“We should allow no separation to grow up between the intellectual and ‘spiritual’ life of children; but should teach them that the divine Spirit has constant access to their spirits, and is their continual helper in all the interests, duties and joys of life.”  ~Charlotte Mason (as quoted in For the Children’s Sake, by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, pg. 64)
Conviction
“God never reveals our hearts to discourage us. Convicting us of sin is one of the most profound ways he demonstrates his love for us. He is committed to completing his work in us. He will not allow us to live with hearts that are enslaved. He works in every situation so that we would know the freedom his death purchased …