Spencer DeBlog (Page 52)

10) Repetitive Reading. I am really enjoying my repeated reading of James. Simply reading the same book of the Bible over and over and over again yields so much understanding! Interpretation is far more accurate when the entire context is in mind th…

On my kindle I have been clicking around in Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary. It is a very clever take on the self-serving way we redefine things in our lives. Here are a few that cracked me up: ACQUAINTANCE, n. A perso…

We are so used to responding to difficulties with anxiety or discontentment that we consider these normal reactions to life’s circumstances. That just points out how subtle and acceptable these sins have become to us. Jerry Bridges Ouch! How c…

Hast thou no scar? No hidden scar on foot, or side or hand? I hear thee sung as mighty in the land, I hear them hail thy bright ascendent star Hast thou no scar? Hast thou no wound? Yet I was wounded by the archers, spent, Leaned me against a …

The church that convinces people that there is a God is a church that manifests what only God can do, that is unite people in Christian love. There is nothing that convinces people God exists or that awakens cravings for Him like the discovery of …

Fellowship is a powerful force. Just take a look at what it does in Acts 2:42-47! I quoted this yesterday in our services: JI Packer — What elevates true fellowship far above what the world would call friendship and belonging is simply this:…

I am praying for gospel growth in depth – the gospel going deeper into each life through change, obedience and Christian love. I am praying for gospel growth in breadth – the gospel going further out into our city and our communities th…

Dr. Albert Mohler has been interacting with evangelicals and Catholics who believe and promote evolutionary theory. I really appreciate Dr. Mohler’s polemical writing on this subject. He is careful and clear about what his opponents believe. …

This morning I listened to a podcast story about Vin Scully. He is going to be 83 and he is calling games for his 62nd season with the Los Angeles Dodgers (though they weren’t Los Angeles when he started). Listen to a tape of him calling…

We know you didn’t see what we meant about your blind spot, that’s why it’s called a blind spot. Stating the obvious, we don’t see blind spots. That’s why they’re called blind spots. So, rather than being defe…