No Such Thing As Normal
One of the greatest thrills that a parent can have is when their little one sees them, clearly recognizes them, and calls them by name. Another cool time is when they take their first step. The other day, I had lunch with a family where there were four generations in the room. It was very […]
Serving the Wrong Thing
From Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, pg. 67.
Hello, Old Friend
by Douglas Wilson Affliction can harden us, and affliction can melt us—just as heat hardens clay and melts wax. The same input can cause two completely different results. And you can see this in people. Some people who, when they go through hard times, get hard. Others go through difficulties and it only makes them […]
Maturing in Christ: Episode 37: Child Discipline 6
The latest edition of “How To Discipline your Children” can be found here.
All Things Become New
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Cor 5:17). What I’ve been describing is called all sorts of things in the Bible, but one of my favorites is new birth. Jesus told Nicodemus that unless he was born again, […]
Wait. What Just Happened?
The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? (Jer 17:9) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom 6:23) Just a minute ago I said this, “It was because we were self-centered in heart and wanted […]