Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 20)

Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 20)

in my book bag

What I read on summer vacation… Gospel Wakefulness, Jared Wilson A great read, insightful Bible teaching tied in with real life stories and situations. Read this book if you want to know how to really live out a gospel-centered life….

Helping Those Who Grieve

We drop off a casserole. We say ‘I will pray for you’. But what else can we do? How can we best care for those in our church who are suffering from loss? Follow the good counsel offered here – Jill Sullivan, who lost a 16-year-old da…

Personal Evangelism

Brain Phipps has been with us for the last three Sunday evenings. I am so thankful for his messages on evangelism. I am challenged and convicted. I am encouraged and motivated. I am equipped and committed. The stories Brian share…

Get to work!

2 Peter 1 says that we have to give all diligence to adding to our faith. We have to put in diligent, disciplined, daily work! We don’t “have faith” and then magically keep growing without doing anything. If you aren&rs…

Tom Sawyer

A couple of highlights from Twain’s masterpiece. In this first one, Tom narrowly escapes a spanking, and as he runs away, we hear the inner, conflicting feelings of Aunt Polly’s heart. If you have ever had to discipline a child, you …