by Brian | Jun 3, 2015 | Book Recommendations, Spiritual Life
On Monday I posted some thoughts on prayer compiled from the writings of the Puritans. The last part of the post gave a quick list of steps for living our whole day in the strength of Christ. It reminded me of some passages from A.B. Simpson’s book Wholly Sanctified....
by Brian | Jun 1, 2015 | Spiritual Life
Some very helpful thoughts on prayer, from the Puritans, compiled and written by Joel Beeke: Prayer and work belong together. They are like two oars that, when used together, keep a rowboat moving forward. If you use only one oar—praying without working or working...
by Brian | Apr 15, 2015 | Bible Study, Meditations, Spiritual Life
This is a repost from December of 2012 (not sure how many of you were reading this back then…) which goes with our study from Monday night. Hope you enjoy… Recently I went away with the other pastors from Calvary Philly for a few days of prayer. During one...
by Brian | Apr 10, 2015 | Spiritual Life
A few short thoughts from Thomas Oden’s book Classic Christianity. As we continue our exploration of Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount on Monday nights, we’ll keep coming back to the idea of discipleship. While Jesus knew the crowds around...
by Brian | Mar 18, 2015 | Spiritual Life
Once, reading in Deuteronomy, I encountered this verse: “Beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.” (Deuteronomy 6:12) And then this one: “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by...
by Brian | Mar 5, 2015 | Monday Study Notes, Spiritual Life
On Monday we continued our look at some scriptures which seem especially important for the days we’re living in. Here are the notes: The Scripture: Luke 21:18 10 Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 And...
