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Learning to Pray Short Prayers (with Augustine)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (269+ words) (The following post was originally published January 2022.) ”I sighed and You heard me. I wavered and You steadied me. I travelled along the broad way of the world, but You did not desert me.” “How often we slip, who can…...
Benefits of God’s Word and Instructions: Psalm 19:11
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (91+ words) Psalm 19:11 says, “By them [your decrees/judgments] your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.“ What exactly does that mean? Here’s a good answer by J. M. Boice. This would make a good devotional for today: In…...
A Prayer for Pastors, Elders, Counselors, Evangelists, etc.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) Aelred of Rievaulx (d. 1167) was a British monk who was a contemporary of Bernard of Clairvaux. Aelred is known for his writing on friendship and for his work in the Cistercian monasteries. Aelred also wrote various treatises, including one on prayer....
It is God Working In You: Divine Enablement
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (372+ words) Here’s a name from the early church era that you might not be familiar with: Fabius Fulgentius (d. 533). He was an African Christian who served as bishop of Ruspe, North Africa. Fulgentius upheld and defended the truths summarized by the…...
What Does it Mean to “Wait on the Lord” – A Helpful Biblical Answer
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (877+ words) I’ve always appreciated the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. I use it nearly every week in my Bible studies and sermon preparation. I highly recommend it! This week I’m studying the biblical theme of “waiting on the Lord” (e.g., Ps....
He Keeps Me From Wandering
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) This is one of my favorite collections of Christian letters: Wise Counsel: John Newton’s letters to John Ryland Jr. These letters are full of Christian wisdom and instruction. They are also very grace-centered. Finally, they magnify the person and work…...
Christian Love In Action: 1 Corinthians 13 Applied (Bridges)
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) …Devotion to God is the ultimate motivation for Christian character, but it is also true that love for other believers is the more proximate motivation for the exercise of Christian graces among one another. If we rephrased the virtues of…...
Today’s Prayer: Lord, Help Us To Trust Only in You (Calvin)
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (251+ words) Here’s Calvin’s prayer based on Micah 5:10-15. It’s a good Monday meditation. Grant, Almighty God, that since you so kindly invite us to yourself, and promise that your aid should never be wanting to us (provided we do not close the…...
A Fair Critique of Spurgeon’s Preaching (Greidanus)
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) (The following article was originally published in February, 2020.) Charles Spurgeon (d. 1892) doesn’t need much of an introduction in Calvinist circles. We all know that the Lord used Spurgeon’s preaching to bring many to Christ and to build his people up in…...
Prayer Requests That God Will Not Grant (Sibbes)
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (605+ words) It is true that our heavenly Father will give us good things when we ask in prayer (Mt. 7:7-11). Jesus taught about asking, seeking, and knocking in prayer, and he promised that when we ask, seek, and knock, our prayers will…...