by ccpwebteam | Mar 23, 2020 | Culture, Current Events, Spiritual Life
A few years ago someone gave me a copy of a movie about Corrie ten Boom’s life and ministry under Nazi occupation. I decided to check it out, but half-way through, I had to shut it off. It’s a little embarrassing, but I finally realized that I couldn’t take it. It was...
by ccpwebteam | Feb 28, 2020 | Spiritual Life
These words come from a letter from Hudson Taylor to a close friend. You’ll find them in Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret. As I’ve posted before, I highly recommend this book. And there’s more here. Enjoy… I do wish I could have a talk...
by ccpwebteam | Jan 23, 2020 | Spiritual Life
I ran into this quote on the book of Proverbs from William Smith in the middle of an article on parenting. Nice, practical article, for those of you who are interested. But notice the wide application, to all of us, that he offers for Proverbs: The book of Proverbs is...
by ccpwebteam | Jan 14, 2020 | Practical Spirituality, Spiritual Life
Does Jesus confuse you? I mean really confuse you–like, Christianity seems frustrating and full of contradictions and maybe not worth pursuing at all. Some of the stories you hear about Jesus seem great–sometimes he seems full of love and acceptance and,...
by ccpwebteam | Jan 9, 2020 | Spiritual Life
On Monday night I ended the study by reading a few passages from A.B. Simpson’s book Wholly Sanctified. I highly recommend it as a not-too-long read. As I mentioned during the study, I’ve posted this here twice before, in 2012 and again in 2015. I...
by ccpwebteam | Jan 7, 2020 | Monday Study Notes, Spiritual Life
Happy New Year, everyone. Last night we took the evening to look at what the fruit of the Spirit (in Galatians 5:22-23) tell us about God. Here are some notes from the study: Galatians 5:22-23 — 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,...
