“Freeing Him from Being a Camel”
Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump: you may be freeing him from being a camel.
Chesterton, G. K.. Orthodoxy (AmazonClassics Edition) (p. 38). Kindle Edition. …
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Sacred Poems I Love – “Flame of God”
99% of my personal library consists of reference books. As a pastor, I’m required to bury my nose in commentaries, theologies, and cultural studies; and that’s just fine. I happen to enjoy that kind of reading. But we become like what we read and pastors who only read non-fiction reference material begin sounding like textbooks. For that reason, I always have a mixture of other types of literature in my reading diet. I listen to …
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“It Made Me”
I will not call it my philosophy; for I did not make it. God and humanity made it; and it made me.
Chesterton, G. K.. Orthodoxy (AmazonClassics Edition) (p. 3). Kindle Edition. …
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Chosen for One Another
This Communion meditation was inspired by a portion of C.S. Lewis’ The Four Loves
We often think that we have chosen our friendships and that we have done so because we’re really good at choosing good friends. In reality, just a few years difference in our births, a different job opening in another state, a different home on the opposite side of town—any of those chances would have kept us apart. But, for a Christian, …
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Meet My Needs
Whenever we feel that our deepest needs are not being met, we often act in ways that will ensure those needs will not be met. Whether it’s a husband who needs respect from his wife, a wife who needs love from her husband, or a child who needs the attention of their parent: whatever it is we need, when we set about trying to get it—if we are not submitting to Christ, we inevitably push …
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“The Right Hand of God” – Psalm 16
THE TEXT:
Our text for today is Psalm 16. These are God’s Words.
16 A Miktam of David.
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.
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Strange New World: “Where are We?”
Disclaimer: This audio series summarizes the central arguments of Carl Trueman’s book, Strange New World and was created for the purpose of teaching a 4-week discipleship course for Lake Wylie Baptist Church. Much of the material consists of copied text from Trueman’s book, often edited for the sake of condensed presentation to a live audience. Please do not distribute without permission.…
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“This is the Stirrup-Cup”
Dionysus made wine, not a medicine, but a sacrament. Jesus Christ also made wine, not a medicine, but a sacrament. But Omar makes it, not a sacrament, but a medicine. He feasts because life is not joyful; he revels because he is not glad. “Drink,” he says, “for you know not whence you come nor why. Drink, for you know not when you go nor where. Drink, because the stars are cruel and the world …
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Sacred Poems I Love – “God’s Grandeur”
…99% of my personal library consists of reference books. As a pastor, I’m required to bury my nose in commentaries, theologies, and cultural studies; and that’s just fine. I happen to enjoy that kind of reading. But we become like what we read and pastors who only read non-fiction reference material begin sounding like textbooks. For that reason, I always have a mixture of other types of literature in my reading diet. I listen to
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Liturgy Resources: A Smattering of Prayer Books
Most books in this series of posts have been instructional in nature. Isaac Watts give helpful thoughts on delivering public prayers. Matthew Henry ties our prayers to the Bible. Below, I’ve listed a handful of books that simply record entire prayers. Some short, some long. Some plain, some elaborate. I find it helpful to regularly meander through these books so I can learn from those who have walked closely with Christ in their own prayer …
