Sometimes I read something that is so obvious that I wonder why I didn’t think of it. This post by Michael Kelley was one of these things. He demolishes the notion that God won’t give us more than we can handle.
Here’s a quote:
God will give you more than you can handle. And when He does, our choice is relatively simple: we can despair, or we can turn our eyes on the truth of the gospel, that God makes up for what we lack. That His strength is perfected in weakness. That God helps those who cannot help themselves.
I wonder how many other things do I believe that simply don’t stand up to any significant examination?
There is currently an ongoing, and sometimes passionate, discussion among a small group of people at our church regarding how we are discipling our kids. This is a really good thing and something that I have been wanting to see happen for some time. There is a recognition that we need to return to an…
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From The Wordy Shipmates, a history of the Puritans by Sarah Vowell: When John Cotton’s grandson, Cotton Mather, wrote his Ecclesiastical History of New England in 1702, he told a story about [John] Winthrop that I would like to believe is true. In the middle of winter, Boston was low on fuel and a man…
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On Sunday afternoon my 12 year old son and I went to see Courageous. This was the second time that I had seen the movie. I had gone at the beginning of September to the pre-screening that was done for pastors and church leaders. It was good to see it again. First of all I…
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Last night I attended a pre-screening of the upcoming movie Courageous which was produced by Sherwood Pictures the same people that brought us Facing the Giants and Fireproof. I am planning to write a full review of the movie after it comes out. Courageous is a story about a group of men who decide together…
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Community is a popular word these days and when words become popular they often start to lose their meaning. However, the idea of community is alive and well around here and I want to celebrate that. Tragedy Community often becomes most evident at times when part of a community goes through a time of suffering….
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Of all the bad men, religious bad men are the worst. – C.S. Lewis
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Everyone feels benevolent if nothing happens to be annoying him at the moment. – C.S. Lewis
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We’re half-hearted creatures fooling with drink & sex & ambition when infinite joy is offered us. We’re too easily pleased. – C.S. Lewis
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Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods. – C.S. Lewis
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