For Lord’s Day, March 20, 2016 Dear Saints, Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness … so reads Psalm 112:4. Thomas Watson quoted this Scripture in his lengthy exposition of the beatitude we look at tomorrow night, Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God (Matthew 5:9), in […]
Image source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/357262182914318275/ For Lord’s Day, March 6, 2016 Dear Saints, I was impressed with something I recently heard a celebrated American composer and singer-songwriter share that I’d like to pass on to you, my friends and brethren: I’ve had hopeless times in my life about different things, and you just have to persevere, because one […]
For Lord’s Day, February 21, 2016 Dear Saints, Considering that the Lord just reminded us in Leviticus 19:32 to honor those older than us (especially those with gray-haired crowns as reflecting the Ancient of Days), and considering part of this honor involves encouraging our elders to talk with us about their lives while we listen […]
For Lord’s Day, February 7, 2016 (Image source: http://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/05/12/gusty-desert-winds-to-make-driving-difficult-on-interstate-8/) Dear Saints, Last week in the morning service, Leviticus 19:30 had us revisit the fundamental expression of being God’s people—sanctified Sabbath worship around Him in His sanctuary. This is, after all, a foretaste of heaven (as depicted in The Revelation). Since then, I’ve been thinking about […]
For Lord’s Day, January 31, 2016 Dear Saints, Sometimes there are meaningful things gleaned in commentaries for sermon preparation that won’t make it “out of the woodshed” and into the sermons. Preparing for tomorrow evening’s sermon that will introduce our Lord’s magnificent “Sermon on the Mount” with His glorious “Beatitudes”, I have these particle shavings […]
For Lord’s Day, January 24, 2016 Dear Saints, While my family finished the end of Book II of Pilgrim’s Progress together, we were quite moved to read about Christiana and many of her travel companions being called upon by Christ at different moments to join Him at His heavenly feast. They were each so very […]
For the Lord’s Day, January 17, 2016 Dear Saints, What do you see in this picture: a lion or a lioness? Ah, looks can be deceiving. If you thought this was a lion (meaning a male), you were wrong. This is a picture of a lioness! She and some other lionesses in the Mombo of […]