Spencer DeBlog (Page 68)

Somebody got me a Barnes and Noble Card for Christmas. So I ordered online and the box arrived this weekend: The Brothers Karamozov The Essential Edgar Allen Poe Collection Pascal’s Pensees (edited and explained by Peter Kreeft) Heroes by P…

Idolatry is a recurring theme in Scripture. It goes much deeper and is far more pervasive than most people think. Today, there are many ways to talk about idolatry. I mentioned Tim Keller’s helpful book (Counterfit gods) yesterday. I also …

I love the way this reads. I love the way life works when God’s people live this way. Q & A 94 Heidleberg Catechism Q. What does the Lord require in the first commandment? A. That I, not wanting to endanger my very salvation, avoid and shun all idolatry, magic, superstitious rites, and prayer to saints or to other creatures. That I sincerely acknowledge the only…

Driving my car yesterday. I was thinking about a man in our church who has been through a really difficult situation. I was feeling like a lousy pastor because I haven’t called him or visited him in a while. I took my feelings of guilt to G…

Read this last night. I do experience these opportunities so frequently. I don’t want to miss a single one of them! Every meeting with another person is a privilege. In pastoral conversations I have chances that many never get as easily or …

Prayer is the vital breath of religion in the soul. It cultivates our sense of dependence and of God’s sovereignty. By confessing our sins, the sense of sin is deepened. By rendering thanks, gratitude is enlivened. By adoring the divine perfectio…

In pastor’s meeting today as an opening question I asked, “Who has a verse for us?” The table was quiet for a couple of seconds and then Wayne spoke up. This was the verse he shared: For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus C…

Do you want to share the gospel more frequently and more effectively? Do you sometimes struggle with a lack of compassion or boldness? The first half of this is funny and the second half is very helpful. Use this great advice to find needy hearts …

Yesterday I stayed home sick. Rested all day in hopes that this head cold and throat issue wouldn’t get worse. So far it hasn’t. I feel better today. Felt well enough to take Rylie out for lunch. We talked about the soils in Mark 4. A couple of…

I listened to The White Horse Inn yesterday. It was their 20th anniversary episode. I only catch this program once in a great while. It is usually thought provoking. For the most part I enjoy it — though it is annoying to me when they belittle di…