Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 86)

Amy punished me again on our run this morning. Barely kept up with her. The following came up on my ipod at one point or another during the run: Ed Clowney’s lecture on Christ in the Pentateuch (he made some very good points about redemptio…

There are over eight hundred hot dogs in the RBC refrigerator. We are preparing for our big outreach event with the Badgers this Saturday. It has been fun for me to walk into various establishments around town and spy our “Tailgate with the…

True repentance is a displeasure at sin, which, along with love and desire for righteousness, arises out of reverence for God. John Calvin

Did you know? We have a small team in Romania right now. The team is helping with construction, renovating a building to be used for apartments and ministry. Cristian and Anne have a vibrant ministry in Arad. Many are coming to Christ and being b…

Our family has had a subscription to world magazine for several years now. All five of us love it. I love it because it brings up all sorts of Christian world-view/ What should we believe about this/ What can we do about that in our country/ kinds …

JC Ryle, speaking to church members, shared this inside scoop with them: Never be surprised if you hear ministers of the gospel dwelling much on the importance of prayer. This is the point they want to bring to you. They want to know that you pr…

We took the boys to the skate park downtown. I agreed to a run with Amy on the lakeshore path. Woman punished me! Six miles. I could not keep up with her. Stopped at the store on the way home. These were one sale for one dollar a box. So good. A…

Our church board receives a one page report from each pastor every month. I always try to include a passage of Scripture in my report. Sometimes it is directly related to something I mentioned in my report or some element of spiritual leadership. …

Last night at the dinner table we had a great discussion over our macaroni. I shared that the Obama Administration may pass a health care plan that uses our taxes to pay for abortions. “Picture it guys. Money taken out of my paycheck will b…

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase – “the close reading of a text”? I picture someone holding a textbook really, really close to his eyeball. But, imagination aside, that is not what it means. It means reading attenti…