by Bob | May 22, 2011 | Grace, John Stott, Sin, Soul Physicians
Trying to Paint Over Bad Paint: The Foolish Futility of Self-Sufficiency When we moved into our current home five years ago, we moaned when we saw that the back deck had been painted rather than stained. We tried every known remedy to remove all the paint. The best...
by Bob | May 21, 2011 | Apologetics
Stephen Hawking: Still Brilliant, but Foolish Many people consider Stephen Hawking, the renown physicist and best-selling author, to be the most brilliant person alive. That may be, but brilliant and wise are two very different concepts. This weekend, the U.K.’s...
by Bob | May 19, 2011 | 5 to Live By, Tim Challies
Five to Live By Linking you to the top 5 Christian blog posts of the week—posts that provide robust, rich, and relevant insights for living. Care-Fronting Pastor Steve Cornell has a lengthy post—and it’s all worth reading—on confronting in love. I appreciate the way...
by Bob | May 18, 2011 | Bible, Peace, Scripture
Peace This week has become something of a mini-series on biblical passages for specific themes. Read verses for finding God’s Hope, and read verses for receiving God’s Comfort. Today we ponder biblical passages to meditate on for experiencing the peace of God through...
by Bob | May 17, 2011 | Bible, Comfort, Scripture
Comfort Biblical passages to meditate on for God’s comfort: Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 46:1-2 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though...
