by Brian | Jul 23, 2014 | Meditations, Work
Is it too much to say that our generation suffers from and undefined and inaccurate view of freedom? Here’s an interested meditation on the nature of true freedom as described in the bible, and especially how it meshes with our work: To see work in our...
by Brian | Apr 22, 2014 | Biblical History, Meditations
Why did Methuselah live so long? Nathan Busenitz says it’s all because of God’s mercy: A Short Reflection on the Man Who Lived the Longest Anyone who’s ever played Bible trivia knows that Methuselah lived longer than anyone else. He died at the ripe old...
by Brian | Jan 17, 2014 | Book Recommendations, Meditations, Spiritual Life
Richard Baxter was a minister in England in the seventeenth century. I’m slowly reading through his book The Godly Home, which was reprinted in that last couple years and updated some for modern readers. Basically, it is a remarkably up-to-date and relevant...
by Brian | Jan 15, 2014 | Meditations, Spiritual Life
Here is an excerpt that brings before us a different way to think through how we pray. To pray out loud, when alone, may seem like a bit of a strange concept at first, but I would challenge you to give it a try. I have personally found this to be very beneficial in my...
by Brian | Jan 6, 2014 | Meditations, Spiritual Life
Have trouble getting up early to read the scriptures? What about just in general? Here’s some scriptures which offer inspiration and instruction to help us in this area. I recommend looking up the bible verse after each thought to see what the actual word of God...
by Brian | Jan 3, 2014 | Meditations, The Trinity, Theology
This is the sixth and final post in a series of posts from the booklet How is God Love? To read the series introduction, click here. [To download the booklet in its entirety, go to this page.] Last post we saw that, though God is love in Himself, He is also the kind...