My dear Lucy,
Jesus famously commends the faith of children: At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of…
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Pastor, be grateful for the people.
I serve a wonderful congregation. Every Sunday I stand on the platform and sing with them face to face. My heart brims with gratitude. Twelve…
J.I. Packer’s Four Rules on Writing
"I have to remember that God made me a communicator. No one ever had to teach me how to make myself clear, nor tell me…
We Need Beauty.
"The role of beauty for human happiness is not restricted to those moments in which one is consciously looking at beautiful things. Beauty is active…
Diversity in unity
J.I. Packer writes, "Christians come in all shapes and sizes, and it is fascinating to see how God works in us to make us both more like each other and more different from each other than we were before."
Packer, on patience
J.I. Packer quote on Patience from article, "A Bad Trip."
So long, 2022
It's been a very full year. A challenging year. A good year. A mingling of heartache and unspeakable joy. I thought I'd end the year…
For the hurting
“If you ask, ‘Why is this happening?’ no light may come, but if you ask, ‘How am I to glorify God now?’ there will always be an answer.”--J.I. PACKER
Easter
(By George Herbert, 1633) Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise Without delays, Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With…
The Sacrifice
(By George Herbert, 1633) OH all ye, who pass by, whose eyes and mind To worldly things are sharp, but to me blind; To me,…