What God is Like

Happy New Year, everyone. Last night we took the evening to look at what the fruit of the Spirit (in Galatians 5:22-23) tell us about God. Here are some notes from the study: Galatians 5:22-23 — 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,...

God’s Word and Closeness to God

A little while ago I posted some thoughts on the relationship between God and the Word of God from theologian John Frame, including this great quote: “Wherever God is, the word is, and wherever the word is, God is. Whenever God speaks, he himself is there with us.”...

How to Furnish Your Heart with Assurance

“It is harder for the heart to be furnished with assurance than for the mind to be endowed with thought.” So writes John Calvin in in third book of The Institutes of the Christian Religion.  In other words–it’s easier to fill your mind with...

“Our God, contracted to a span.”

A Hymn for Christmas Eve, by Charles Wesley: Let earth and heaven combine, Angels and men agree, To praise in songs divine The incarnate Deity, Our God contracted to a span, Incomprehensibly made man. He laid his glory by, He wrapped him in our clay; Unmarked by human...

The Ordinary Baby of Christmas

Great night with you all last night. So great to sing those songs so loudly together. If you’re interested, here are the notes from the portion of the evening where we looked at Mark 6 in relation to Christmas. In my bible class this year, we are studying the...