Category Archives: wisdom

Finally…..

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 1 Peter 3:8 [show]1 Peter 3:8 [8]Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and … Continue reading

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Hospitality and Discipleship

I’ve recently been reading  some bowline posts by Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman in the Grand Cayman Islands. As I ran across his discussion of Hospitality and Discipleship I thought that he had … Continue reading

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When plodding along glorifies God

I came across this quote about the nature of the Church from an article entitled “The Glory of Plodding” in a recent edition of the Tabletalk Magazine. I liked the way the author honors the “ordinary” Christian life. In a … Continue reading

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Wise words

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Weeping and rejoicing…together…as the body of Christ

Death and graduation. Lately I’ve been pondering how some families in our congregation grieving the death of loved ones, while at the same time some are celebrating graduations. Weeping and rejoicing…together. This is part of what it means to be … Continue reading

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Tribal Mindset vs. Missional Mindset

I found this post HERE. Question: In what ways does this issue of tribal vs. missional mindset effect our life together at Peace Lutheran? These two mindsets involve fundamentally different values. The highest value of a community with a tribal … Continue reading

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C.H. Spurgeon Quotes on Biblical Truth

If you want the truth to go round the world you must hire an express train to pull it; but if you want a lie to go round the world it will fly; it is as light as a feather, … Continue reading

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Where Christ is not preached

As I was preparing to write my annual report Ive been taking another look at Michael Horton’s book Christless Christianity. In that book Horton writes: “What would things look like if Satan really took control of a city? Over a … Continue reading

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Wanting

“It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver.” – St. Augustine of Hippo

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Facing the future with confidence in God

Kevin DeYoung in Just Do Something (pp. 47, 48): We obsess about the future and we get anxious, because anxiety, after all, is simply living out the future before it gets here. We must renounce our sinful desire to know … Continue reading

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The gospel offers hope when family feuds cause problems

The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation has posted a portion of Tim Lane’s booklet, Family Feuds: How to Respond. The author summarizes his booklets with these words: Christmas is coming and that means family get-togethers. But these celebrations are not … Continue reading

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Why we should admire God and not humanity

God loves it when man boasts in God, and God hates it when man boasts in man. “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord” (2 Corinthians 10:17 [show]2 Corinthians 10:17 [17]"Let the one who boasts, boast in the … Continue reading

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Martin Luther reflects on the Lord’s Prayer: and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.         Being taught by grace, we are to be under the persuasion that every man is a sinner against God, and has also sinners … Continue reading

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Give thanks… for CONFLICT???

As usual, Paul [in Philippians 4:2-9 [show]Philippians 4:2-9 [2]I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. [3]Yes, I ask you also, true companion,(1) help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the … Continue reading

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Make Christ the source, the centre, and the circumference of all thy soul’s range of delight

Many saints are content to live like men in coal mines, who see not the sun; they eat dust like the serpent when they might taste the ambrosial meat of angels; they are content to wear the miner’s garb when … Continue reading

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