“Entrusting Our Difficulties to God”-Sermon Notes on 1 Peter 3:8-12 from July 14, 2024
“See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all” (1 Thessalonians 5:15)
Tag: God’s Will
Trying to Squeeze 2 Gallons of Lemon Juice from a Single Lemon: The Problem of Finding Maximum Satisfaction in Temporal Pleasures
Finding ultimate satisfaction in even the good things of this world is like trying to squeeze 2-gallons of lemon juice from a single lemon.
God’s Call of Duty
“God, have You served me this particular situation in order to change it, or have You given me this particular situation to bear up under it and accept it as Your will?”
Charles Spurgeon: Help from his View of Affliction
See a previous post I wrote on the value of biographies here Have you struggled with adversity in your life? Have you often wondered how to properly view the trials and struggles you’ve encountered? I know I have. What I want to share with you now is some of the thoughts from the life of Read more about Charles Spurgeon: Help from his View of Affliction[…]
The Value of Biographies for Perspective in our Lives and our Trials
Whenever we are going through difficult seasons in life, God may use a variety of means by which to bring us comfort. God often brings comfort directly through His Word, and He will also often use people in our lives to console and to speak wisdom into our lives as well. One way that God Read more about The Value of Biographies for Perspective in our Lives and our Trials[…]
“Honey, We’re Engaged! Let’s Go Suffer & Die for Jesus!”-Adoniram Judson’s Letter to Ann Before Their Marriage
In my last post here I included Adoniram Judson’s letter to his father-in-law asking for Ann’s hand in marriage (you can also learn more about Judson himself and his missionary endeavors in my last post as well). Now I want us to look at Judson’s letter to Ann just a tad over a month before they Read more about “Honey, We’re Engaged! Let’s Go Suffer & Die for Jesus!”-Adoniram Judson’s Letter to Ann Before Their Marriage[…]
Adoniram Judson’s astonishing letter to his father-in-law asking for his daughter’s hand in marriage
We named our son, Judson, after the missionary Adoniram Judson, and I am proud of that fact given what I am currently learning about Judson’s life. Judson lived from 1788-1850 and was a missionary to Burma for almost 40 years. His commitment to the cause of Christ was (is!) phenomenal, humbling, and inspiring. Before he Read more about Adoniram Judson’s astonishing letter to his father-in-law asking for his daughter’s hand in marriage[…]
Vocation: What makes your heart sing?
What vocation is it that we are called to do? To what specific tasks, or job, are we created for? The answer lies not merely in activity for activity’s sake, but in discovering how we are designed. Here is a quotation from Dan Miller’s book “No More Dreaded Mondays” (pg. 32): “Are you living a Read more about Vocation: What makes your heart sing?[…]