I believe Dr. Russell Moore wrote an outstanding article about the pain that exists for some women on Mother’s Day.

Take a look at the article here.

Mother’s Day and the Infertile

In love, Jesus Christ, who is God, came to us as a man, lived a sinless life keeping God’s law perfectly, died on the cross for sinners like you and me taking the punishment of all who will turn to and trust in Him. He rose from death on the third day defeating death itself.

We as sinners are to have sorrow over our sins, turning away from them and turning to Jesus Christ in faith that He took the punishment for our sins on the cross. In this only can we have forgiveness and a right relationship with God. By the grace of God we are born-again into a new life, an eternal life with God. We are to love God with all of our heart, mind and soul living by His commands.    

– by Mark Dever

The gospel is vital.

Do you know it?  Do you see its power in your life?  Do you share it?

– Proverbs 5:21 –

Let us flee from idleness and follow the Savior.  We won’t be disappointed.

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Dear Father,

On this National Day of Prayer in our country, several things come to my mind and stir in my heart.  First of all, I thank you for Robby Parker, the principal.  I pray for him and his wife.  Please give him wisdom and keep him pure as a leader for these students.  Second, I pray that no one will despise these students for their youth.  Help them to see that they are loved by you and made in your image.  In every trial they face, let them see your goodness and be filled with joy.  This brings me, to the last, but equally important thing I ask of you this morning.  Lord God, help these students and faculty to flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace.  Guide these students to think and act upon things that are honorable, just, and pure.  This ultimately leads to trusting your Son, Jesus Christ.       May Christ be glorified in all the students do today and every day.

In Jesus Name, Amen.

“Heaven would be hell to me without Christ.” – Thomas Goodwin

“How sweet is rest after fatigue!  How sweet will heaven be when our journey is ended.  —George Whitefield

Today, as I was reading in his Gospel and Kingdom, I was thankful for and reminded of this truth…

The gospel is a gospel of man restored relationships in Christ.  Now, these relationships involve the whole of reality:  God, man, and the created order.  As Eden and Canaan are in Christ, so God’s perfect world is in Christ.  This truth has one vital implication often forgotten by evangelicals, but which the Old Testament reinforces by its historicity.  The gospel is not simply ‘forgiveness of sins’ and ‘going to heaven when you die’.  The gospel is a restoration of relationships between God, man and the world (Gospel and Kingdom, 122).  

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So, we see that God’s glory through the death, burial, and resurrection is so much more than us and where we are heading.  It has to do with the glory of God in a restored creation and the amazing power of relationships between people that are restored.  This has great implications.  It is no wonder then that Paul states…through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places (Ephesians 3:10).

Read and Apply.

Happy Family Life

Unreached People Groups

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named,lest I build on someone else’s foundation, but as it is written,

Soli Deo Gloria!

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The Proper Response to Easter