Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 70)

I left my lunch in the car this morning. Poor bag has been sitting out there since 5:30am. It froze. I’m eating a banana a day (doctor’s orders about something not too serious sounding about my potassium level). I am following orders…

Here is a great word about the gospel from JC Ryle… Let us take comfort in the thought that the Lord Jesus does not cast off His believing people because of failures and imperfections. He knows what they are. He takes them, as the husband takes th…

Cutest choir in the world – These four are adorable – These four are no longer kids, but I think they are still cute —

Kindness isn’t a personality trait, it’s a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and an expression of biblical love (1 Corinthians 13:4). Kindness does not have its origins in you, but in God. Kindness says to our spouse, “I know you…

Amy took a bunch of pictures on yesterday. I will try to post them up here on the blog tonight when I get home. The pictures are from the first service Sunday. We had a great time here and all the kids made a joyful noise! I love to pray for those adu…

Amy shared some things with me recently that she had been learning from the Lord. I love the way the Lord gets at me through her. It is a crowning blessing to share common commitment to Christ with your spouse. Give thanks if you are among those…

Here I am at church on Wednesday night. Watching the weather predictions yesterday… We all figured we would probably have to cancel. But I just walked the halls and every room is full. From the cubbies on up to the high schoolers. I even…

Ouch. This hit my like a ton of bricks today! We foolishly assume that our real struggles with sin are in the areas where we are “weak.” We do not well understand the depth of sin until we realize that it has made its home far more subtly whe…

Over Thanksgiving I read another Chesterton story, The Club of Queer Trades. I laughed out loud. A lot. He takes these witty shots at our contemporary, short-sighted errors while describing his colorful characters throughout the narrative. Here i…

This outstanding sentence comes from Walter Kaiser’s, Exodus commentary chapter eleven verse eight: “To be in the presence of evil and not be angry is a dreadful spiritual and moral malady.” Sometimes, being “just fine&rdq…