“You may not have connected your Wanderlust to see Asia with the promises in scripture that you will “depart and be with Christ“ (Philippians 1:23), but the desires are tied. You may never have connected your relentless pursuit of approval from your boss with the promise that in Christ, you’ll hear, “well done, good and […]
Glory Spilling Into Creation
These “snap shots” that God gives us of Himself are much more than God accommodating Himself to human language. God isn’t using our understanding of servants to suggest that He is like a servant. No, God is theservant, thehusband, thefather, thebrother, and thefriend. Any resemblance in the created world is simply God’s glory spilling into creation and creatures. Whenever you […]
Never Alone
Our Lord is the leader of this society. He was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. He was tempted in all points as we are. Nobody ever walked through so dark a valley, and he walked it by himself. We can never suffer as he suffered, die as he died. He has been […]
Faith’s Keen Vision
The little pen I carry in my wallet says, “to me to live is Christ.“ I want to make that pin not a rabbit’s foot or a talisman, but a reminder of a glorious reality. Lord Jesus, make thyself to me A living, bright reality; More present to faith‘s vision keen Than any outward object […]
The Strength of Weakness
The following was copied from CCEF’s Updates from David Powlison. You can find the original here. June 3, 2019 David Powlison was invited to give the closing comments at the Westminster Graduation Ceremony on May 23, 2019. He was unable to attend personally but CCEF’s Dean of Faculty, Mike Emlet read the following on David’s […]
Pursue Peace
There is a lot of talk in the world and the church about making, having, maintaining, and pursuing peace. Hebrews 12:14 tells the readers to “pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord….” What I want to talk about here is peace and how to pursue it. Peace […]
The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength
Neh 8:10 Text Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Neh 8:10). Context Israel had been in captivity for 70 years when Ezra was sent by Cyrus, king of Persia, to Jerusalem to build the temple of God (Ezr 1:1ff). After many years, Nehemiah, the cupbearer to the king (Artaxerxes), […]
Put Off, Put On
I found this cool page this morning and thought I should share it. I know it looks like we’re throwing verses at problem, but I assure you that any Biblical counselor worth his/her salt would not use these verses in isolation from a full-bodied relationship with the living God.
Changing Others
I’ve noticed over the years that what motivates people to change is not always telling them things they need to hear. Sometimes, maybe usually, it involves creating the kind of relationship with the person that will change them via presence and love. So, if a boss is being mean to his employees, it rarely helps […]