Love is patient (1 Corinthians 13:4) One of my strands of advice to people facing challenging seasons in their marriage is that, if their spouses won’t receive anything else from them at this point in time, give them patience. This is not meant to be a substitute for love, a mental assent to doing nothing …
Graham Nicholson observes the spirit of the current age’s attitude toward death and dying in the Old Testament account of the end of King Saul’s life and offers some timeless observations about what it really is to die with dignity. The picture of King Saul dying on the battlefield at the end of his life …
One of my facebook friends posted a brief quote which mentioned that Jesus’ disciples have scars and stories. Tonight this poem from Amy Carmichael turned up in my feedreader courtesy of Chris Castaldo. Our scars are not the reason we’re redeemed. But every redeemed follower of Christ will their scars. No Scar? Hast thou no …
Beautiful true words from Michael Milton in his farewell letter to the students of Reformed Theological Seminary. Always remember that our heroes are not Calvin and Luther, or for that matter Frame and Kelly (although they are my heroes!). Our real heroes are the everyday anonymous saints we serve in the pews, in the parishes, …
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