I’m back in Montana after a brief visit with my grandfather (in NY) this weekend. My grandpa has pneumonia and is very weak. Please pray for him. His name is Thomas Louie. He is 89 years old, but a youthful Christian. He seems to be suffering and this is sad to see. Pray for God’s… Read More »
For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another. – Isaiah 48:11 Sin is very deceptive! I have found that I can have the wrong motives for defeating sin. I would try to defeat sin to show the… Read More »
Christians are mindful that we are saved through faith in Jesus Christ. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved. Faith is gift of God, so that no one can boast. But Christians should not forget the importance of faith after their conversion. It is by faith that we are saved… but… Read More »
My internship with Peacemaker Ministries has begun. I am now in Montana. The mission of Peacemaker Ministries is to equip and assist Christians and their churches to respond to conflict biblically. In a more expanded version, our mission is to equip and assist Christians and their churches to respond to conflict biblically by developing and… Read More »
In James 8 of Business for the Glory of God, Wayne Grudem talks about competition. Competition is not inherently evil, but rather, it is good. It is right for us to strive to take dominion over and be good stewards of our possessions. It is proper for us to desire to do our job well… Read More »
My baptist friend, Al Mohler is a wonderful man. In this post, he talks about the importance of eating family meals together. This world is fast-paced and we may be tempted to become engaged in our own little sphere. It is sad that families don’t consider it important to eat supper together. Mohler explains that… Read More »
John Piper says that the most loving thing God can do for us is to reveal His Glory to us. In John 11, Scripture states that Lazarus’s illness was for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it. Then we read this statement about Jesus’s love and his… Read More »
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. – 1 Corinthians 10:13 Have you ever felt that temptation… Read More »
Last week, I listened to this sermon from 10th Presbyterian, which was based on Colossians 3:11: Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. The sermon explained that humans naturally and sinfully show partiality. We like to be with people that are… Read More »
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. – 2 Corinthians 7:10 There is such a thing as worldly grief. I may know that something I did was wrong, but be sorry for the wrong reasons. I may be sorry that I was caught or that… Read More »