Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 115)

I am making an effort to stay fair and balanced musically. The last post had a contemporary song about sin and its consequences. Here is an old, old hymn that I discovered recently. I found it very moving. It was written by Ora Rowan (1834-1879) and de…

I talk to people about sin all the time. A Pastor is regularly in the position of helping to rebuild what sin has damaged. Sin’s deception comes through masking the consequences and maximizing the pleasures it offers. Oh for a renewed mind tha…

I didn’t get to say everything I wanted to say about what to say yesterday. Some words about words were left out of the many words spoken in the sermon. Here is a helpful description of choosing edifying words. It is from Paul Tripp&…

I won’t be posting anything here for a week or so. But I will be… Praying Hiking Dating my wife Drinking Coke Zero Journaling Meditating on Genesis And lots of other fantastic activities that don’t involve the internet.

Pray without ceasing… 1 Thessalonians 5:17 … always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy. Philippians 1:4 Recently I raced through the concordance looking up verses on prayer. Two things hit me. God gives…

A word to the preacher from G. Campbell Morgan. – “It is the crucified man that can preach the cross. Said Thomas ‘except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails… I will not believe.’ … what Thomas said of Christ, the world is say…

This little anecdote Spurgeon shared at his pastor’s college cracked me up. “I have heard of a brother who trusts in the Lord, and does not study; but I have also heard that his people do not trust in him; in fact, I am informed that they wish him to…

I am sure looking forward to Sunday. You know, I could say that every week. Every week it is true and each time feels like there is a new and special reason. This week it is the change dynamic in Ephesians four which is targeted toward the area w…

I read an important point this morning about doctrinal discernment in the church. In our day deception has become all the easier to arrange because so many Christians are no longer greatly shaped by Scripture. It is difficult to unmask subtle e…

This is from an article by Christian writer Owen Strachan. If you are reading this via the internet on a computer monitor you need to heed its message. Have you thought deeply about the changes the technological impetus has wrought? Many of us are s…