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This one gets me every time I hear it. Read it slowly and take it in. In evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopped my wild career. I saw One hanging on a tree, In agonies and blood, Who fixe…

Be much alone with God. Converse everything with Him. Unbosom yourself wholly – every thought, every feeling, wish, plan, doubt, to Him. Do not shrink from being alone. Much of a true man’s life must so be spent. Horatius Bonar

The cover story in this month’s Christianity Today is a profile of New York Pastor and best selling author Tim Keller. The article tells a great story. I enjoyed it. I liked this comment about his wife Kathy and her influence on him — Tim&…

JC Ryle preached several wonderful sermons on prayer. Here is some of his wisdom. There are others of the Lord’s people who seem to be always advancing. They grow like grass after rain; they increase like Israel in Egypt; they press on like Gid…

I love the truth of the gospel. I love hearing the truth of the gospel crystallized in a sentence. And I love to experience the truth of the gospel when it is applied to my misunderstandings and failures These five sentences from Jerry Bridges b…

I found an important lesson in this Sherlock Holmes mystery I was reading recently. Holmes has just deduced conclusions that leave Watson amazed. Holmes rattles off conclusion after conclusion, all of which are correct, but none of which Watson saw…

I read Proverbs three this morning. It is so good! I immediately resolved to go over it with the family tonight at dinner time. The study note I found in the ESV Study Bible was super helpful. It pointed out that the address “my son&rdquo…

Invested $6.79 in family together time yesterday. Best money I have spent in quite a while. For after dark fun on these summer nights, took Rylie out and bought one of these: www.wham-o.com/default.cfm

I read one short story out of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes recently. The poor fellow never did fall in love. Here Watson is describing the one woman who most occupied the great detective’s mind. But, alas, Sherlock Holmes did not love …

Jesus memorized Scripture. In the middle of temptation, Jesus depended on the Scripture He had memorized. What an example He set for us! Andrew Murray’s comment on Jesus’ three-fold repetition of “It is written” really…