Oh, Charles! You Truly Had Your Finger on the Pulse…

I pulled this off Pyromaniacs, hence the fancy lead character!.
n reference to ministers, many church-members are indifferent as to the personal piety of the preacher; what they want is talent or cleverness. What the man preaches does not matter now; he must draw a crowd, or please the elite, and that is enough. Cleverness is [...]

Thoughts Rattlin’ Around

Tim Challies [Challies.com] has an interesting post regarding Anonymity and accountability that was great reading.  I found this paragraph particularly interesting:
In the past, anonymity was both rare and difficult. People tended to live in close-knit communities where every face was familiar and every action was visible to the community. Travel was rare and the majority of [...]

Thank You Erik. I Have Been Encouraged.

Pastor Erik, dear friend and brother in Christ, has posted “A Memo to Fellow Christians”.   It speaks of things I need to be reminded of.
 May it encourage you, as it has me.
 In Him,
Robin

The Gospel in Brief

I pulled this from Phil Johnson’s latest posting at Pyromaniacs.  The posting is entitled ‘Tastes Great; Less Filling’, and it is from an article published last year in GraceTrax.  The statement below is so true, even today.  Evangelicals need to be ready to stand for the true meaning of the Gospel.  We need to be [...]

Sundays are a Great Day to be a Believer….

…and so are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays - well, I think you get my point.  I love that God chose to pour His merciful grace on me and draw me to Him.  I love that I have His Holy Spirit residing in me.  I love that He has placed me in the body of believers at [...]