Category Archives: wisdom

When you look at people….

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin

Do not tell me that this or that man is a runaway slave, or a robber or thief, or laden with countless faults, or that he is beggar and outcast, or of low value and worthy of no account. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Joni Eareckson Tada on What teachings of Jesus especially help her understand suffering

Posted on October 10, 2010 by admin

This quote is from a recent Christianity Today article entitled: Joni Eareckson Tada on Something Greater than Healing What teachings of Jesus especially help you understand suffering? There’s the portion of Scripture in Matthew 18 where Jesus says, “If your … Continue reading →

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Finally…..

Posted on July 17, 2010 by admin

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 1 Peter 3:8

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Hospitality and Discipleship

Posted on June 27, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on June 9, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on June 7, 2010 by admin
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Weeping and rejoicing…together…as the body of Christ

Posted on June 5, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on May 20, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on May 11, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

“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

Posted on April 26, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on December 18, 2009 by admin

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

Posted on December 8, 2009 by admin

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). “Far be it from me to boast except in the cross … 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.

Posted on December 5, 2009 by admin

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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