Category: Quotes

  • Quiet Time Thoughts

    I started writing this post a couple of weeks ago, but recent developments have caused me to revisit and publish it today.  So, if it seems a bit disjointed, that’s why. A few weeks ago, my pastor started tweeting during his quiet time.  #QTT is the twitter hashtag he created for Quiet Time Thoughts.  Here…

  • Knowledge of the Holy

    God’s holiness is not simply the best we know infinitely bettered.  We know nothing like the divine holiness. It stands apart, unique, unapproachable, incomprehensible and unattainable. The natural man is blind to it. He may fear God’s power and admire His wisdom, but His holiness he cannot even imagine. A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the…

  • Thoughts on family and church life

    I’m in the middle (and I mean that quite literally: when I opened to my bookmark earlier today, the book lay open flat without my holding either side) of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas. For those of you who’ve read it, I’ve reached the chapter detailing Bonhoeffer’s founding of his seminary at…

  • Christ Alone

    Our pastor is preaching through Galatians.  Last Sunday, he preached through Gal. 3:1-5: O foolish Galatians!  Who has bewitched you?  It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.  Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?  Are…

  • Your Pursuit of Holiness…

    …is it for grace or from grace? You will never get traction in your transformation until your feet are firmly planted in the freedom of God’s justifying grace in Christ. — Brian Hedges, Christ Formed In You, The Power of the Gospel for Personal Change