Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 106)

So we have several of those little “thought for the day” books around the house. I picked up one of them on my birthday and checked it out. I really liked the short thought this particular book presented on my day. Disclaimer: I’m not getting all…

This is seriously good counsel here. That thou despairest of thyself, and doubtest of thy power, does not displease me; but this displeaseth me, that thou also despairest of the power of God. — Martin Luther Oh for Godly fathers who will say t…

What great services the Lord gave us yesterday! Two choirs, a family we all love lighting the advent candle, and so many additional blessings. Thank you to all who prayed, planned, practiced and arrived early to make it all happen. Next Sunday all …

“We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from the dominion of sin and brought us into union with His risen Son. Salvation is by grace and sanctification is by grace.” Jerry Bridges, The Disci…

Yesterday’s post was too long. I will keep this one short. I love this witty line from Churchill. “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Sir Winston Churchill It actually falls in step with some seasons …

My interest was piqued when I came across a fascinating article by Christine Rosen titled “People of the Screen.” She is not writing about the Bible or Christians. But her analysis of media in this wide ranging piece has may implications. H…

Why am I so blind? How can I fail to see? And I do fail to see. Though they surround me, I fail to see them all the time. But they are all around me still. Hurting people. Broken hearts. People who need the Savior. I was at a small busin…

What a great day the Lord gave us yesterday. Didn’t you love the clarinet, the harmonica and that itty-bitty flute? Did you sense, as I did, a depth of sobriety in our time of confession during the communion service? I had this poem with me du…

Join us tonight at 7:00 for our Thanksgiving worship service. All of us will sing. Some of us will share. One of us will preach. All of us will give thanks. We want you to join us.

This little bit about changing the world comes from an article by Andy Crouch – “Changing the world sounds grand, until you consider how poorly we do even at changing our own little lives… Indeed, I sometimes wonder if breathless rhetoric …