A wise theologian once wrote that assurance is properly assurance of Christ. That is, faith should rest in Christ alone, not in self. Don’t bank on what you don’t know. Bank on what you do know. Don’t hedge your bets based on your works, or your knowledge – for in these there will always beContinue reading “Comfort for Dying Saints”
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Christ’s Care for Infants
“Who is like Yahweh our God, The One who sits on high, The One who brings Himself low to see The things in heaven and on the earth?” Psalm 113:5-6 LSB The greater the love, the greater the grief. The greater the joy, the greater the sorrow. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away.Continue reading “Christ’s Care for Infants”
Broken Hearts, Broken Prayers
Broken hearts can yield but broken prayers. Richard Sibbes [1] Are we really free to pray? After long days and sleepless nights? After lonely walks or meetings in filled cathedrals? In distress and disquiet, are we still free to speak to God who is over all? When all we feel we can do is groanContinue reading “Broken Hearts, Broken Prayers”
Toward a Christian Definition of a Human Being
The image of God consists far more in being loved, known, and cared for by God than it has to do with loving, knowing, or enjoying God. Our humanness is not determined by whether other humans care for us or not, whether we have a high IQ or low IQ, or whether we have certainContinue reading “Toward a Christian Definition of a Human Being”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 12
Jesus knew the life of the poor (as seen in His parables of sowing and reaping, sparrows, children at weddings and funerals, women grinding at the mill, etc.). Jesus experienced the fullness of human life and society. He was not sheltered in some rich ivory tower, protected from the ‘dross of society’. He lived inContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 12”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 5
Who is a God like this one, who forgives, pardons, loves steadfastly, shows compassion and faithfulness? It sounds like an Exodus 34 remix! And Micah ends with total trust in God’s loyalty to the promises made to Abraham and the Patriarchs! ~ Peter Mead, Pleased to Dwell You can see all posts in this seriesContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 5”