Here is an audio version of an earlier version of this post. Jesus’ followers, saved by grace, shall live by faith in God and faithfulness to the Lord. (Habakkuk 2:4, my paraphrase) Elisabeth Elliot Elisabeth Howard Elliot Gren (1926-2015) was a Christian missionary and speaker who authored over 20 books. She grew up in a Christian family in …
Are You a Big-Godder?
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth. Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. (1 Chronicles 29:11) Dr. Wilson’s Story Robert D. Wilson (1856-1930) was a scholar who devoted his life to …
Christ Cares for Those Who Trust Him
Audio Version Listen to an audio version of this post Text Version From the class “Christ is All”. Used also at Belhaven University and in counseling and prison ministry. In the last two posts, we examined Nahum 1:7. When we take a Christ-centered approach to this Old Testament (“OT”) verse, it teaches the whole Bible’s message in a nutshell. …
Christ is Our Refuge in Time of Trouble
Audio Version Listen to an audio version of this post Text Version From the class “Christ is Everything to His Followers.” Used also at Belhaven University and in counseling and prison ministry. Nahum 1:7 summarizes much of the Bible’s teaching in a nutshell. If you missed it, you can read Christ is Good (Even in Hard Times) The LORD …
Christ is Good (Even in Hard Times)
Audio Version Listen to an audio version of this post. Text Version From “Christ is Everything to His Followers.” Used also at Belhaven University and in counseling and prison ministry. We gave an overview of the Old Testament (“OT”) book of Nahum elsewhere in class. Now let’s look at just one verse in three bites. It’s a favorite Scripture …
The Wall: A Parable
Updated May 31, 2018 to include an audio version of the post. Adapted and expanded from Gloria Jay Evans (used in counseling and prison ministry) Whoever isolates themself is self-indulgent; they lash out at common sense….Let us not give up meeting together, as some are doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the …
The Power of Sentences
Adapted from John Piper and used at Belhaven University, Jester III Prison, other teaching, and pastoral counseling. I use this article to remind us to look for key sentences that impact us in the Bible, or in reading and listening to lectures or sermons. Use Piper’s ideas to help you with my articles and class lessons. I never pretend that …
Safe in Christ (Part 3)
From “Christ is Everything to His Followers.” Used also in counseling and prison ministry. God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. (1 John 5:18 NLT) In the last two posts we looked at the Bible’s theme of our security in Jesus, with focus on Psalm …
Safe in Christ (Part 2)
From “Christ is Everything to His Followers.” Used also in counseling and prison ministry. Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I trust Him. (Psalm 91:1-2 NLT) In …
Safe in Christ (Part 1)
Excerpt from “Christ is Everything to His Followers.” Used also in counseling and prison ministry. If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with …