Spencer DeBlog (Page 98)

I can’t wait to preach the gospel this Sunday and next. We are expecting lots of visitors in our services. With the Children’s musical on Palm Sunday and then another special musical program on Easter we hope to welcome many first time …

New Testament Christianity is the human response to the revelation of the Creator as a God of love. Out of love for those who did not love, the Father gave the Son, the Son gave His life, and the Father and the Son together have sent the Spirit, to s…

Consider this under Loving God with all your mind. We have all heard something mentioned or recommended and then replied, “Oh that is over my head. That would be too difficult for me.” Sometimes that may be true. It is fine to admit o…

I just had the best snack ever. My fun, frugal and fantastic wife invented it. You take these pretzel twists (they aren’t three-dimensional pretzels they are freaky-flat and super-crispy)… And you peel open one triangle of th…

The drive out to church yesterday on Spring Street was about the slipperiest I can remember. Once we arrived, however, it sure was great to be here. It seemed that, though many didn’t make it out, those who did come were eager to sing, pray, re…

Part of my reading this morning was Isaiah 26 through 30. What colorful language the prophet uses to describe sin and judgment. One place that stood out to me was this. It sounds funny but it is deadly serious. He is saying that God is wise. The …

I spent the last couple of weeks away from computers, televisions and screens (except for arrivals and departures at Heathrow). Being away and unplugged gave me precious time to ponder and think. I had room to breath and margin to dwell on what is…

So last Saturday we tromped through this Edinburgh cemetery looking for Horatius Bonar’s grave. We wandered for quite a while. The stones around us were old and weathered to the point of decaying. Several of them would have fallen over at a touch…

I’m back I am back in the office today after two weeks away. I did not sit in front of a computer once during those two weeks. What I did do… Family reunion in Ireland Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin Climb around the …

Psalm 81 Read verse 6 Ever have a callus? I have. Have you ever looked at, or picked at, that callous while remembering how it got there? I have. Did you read verse 6 of Psalm 81 already, or did you ignore that instruction and keep reading down t…