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God’s Jealousy For Believers
by Alistair Begg Believer, your Lord is very jealous of your love. Did He choose you? He cannot bear that you should choose another. Did He buy you with His own blood? He cannot endure that you should think you are your own or that you belong to this world. He loved...
The Wrong Address
by Paul David Tripp Do you ever think that perhaps you're at the wrong address? Did you ever wonder or wish that the things you deal with everyday weren't meant for you? Did you ever look at the blessings of someone else and wish that they had landed at your address?...
Understanding the Apple Desire
by Cooper Pinson In George MacDonald’s classic fantasy story, Lilith, Mr. Vane meets a race of small beings resembling children, some of whom, when consumed with self and their own desires, feast on delicious apples until they morph into large, dumb Giants. These...
For hurting believers this can be the loneliest place on earth…
Dear Friends, Addiction, loss, physical and mental illness, infidelity, domestic violence, and fractured families are a reality not only outside the church walls, but inside as well. Too often, the church has abdicated its role, or worse, has caused additional...
A Son in the Jungle
by Chris Tiegreen I dropped the boy off at school this morning. Normally that has been a routine activity. I used to watch him get out of the car and go into his small, private school where he would meet his wonderful teachers, interact with his wonderful peers, and...
TEACHING CHILDREN THE BIBLE
Do you read the Bible like a rulebook? Do you look at the biblical characters as heroes to emulate? Or do you read Scripture as a Story with one great Hero? When I go to churches and speak to children, I often start by asking them two questions: First, How many people...
Quietness Reigns
It is 7:15 in Katy, TX. Water from the Jacuzzi is gently flowing through the overflow into the larger pool. There is a gentle breeze, and the sun is playing a little hide and seek with some clouds. Quietness reigns. God is found in the quiet. As I sit here amidst this...
Suffering Does Not Rob You Of Joy—Idolatry Does
As most of you know, I've been preaching a series of sermons through the book of Job entitled "The Gospel of Suffering." I'm learning so much about the gospel, idolatry, the long-term blessings of God-appointed trials, and so on. You can listen to the sermon series...
radically different than what we expect, and radically better
The Heat have won the NBA Championship. Everyone in South Florida is on cloud nine. An ESPN personality (the Miami-resident Gonzalo Le Batard) told all the “haters” who thought the Heat might lose to “go back to your rathole.” Champagne has been consumed and victory...
A Thank you from Julie Sparkman
Dear Praying Friends, As I write this, Brent is about to go into surgery to remove the port used to administer chemo. He had his last treatment in May. His last Pet scan shows no sign of cancer, meaning he is officially in remission. He will have another scan within...