I’m a follower of Jesus, wife, mom, and Mimi to 8 grandbabies here and 5 grandbabies I’m waiting to meet in in heaven. I live in the Twin Cities and serve as the Minister for Women‘s Ministry at The North Church in Mounds View, MN.
Romans 8 is such a beautiful, wonderful passage of promise and hope. It was hard to know what part to highlight on our read-through-the-Bible plan. Here are John Piper’s comments: Verse 35 says that there will be tribulation and distress and persecution and sword. Verse 36 says that Christians are being killed all day long, … More John Piper on Romans 8: The Solid Logic of Heaven
Two days ago, a massive earthquake and catastrophic tsunami struck Japan. Today in our read-through-the-Bible plan, we come to Psalm 60: 60:1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. 2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters. … More A cry for mercy for Japan
In Numbers 32, we read of the tribes of Reuben and Gad making a request of Moses to be allowed to stay with all their livestock and not go across the Jordan with the rest of the people. But Moses says to them: “Shall your brothers go to the war while you sit here? 7 Why will … More Why will you discourage the heart of the people?
John Piper in a sermon, “No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 1:” The Essence of Christianity The essence of Christianity is that God is the supreme value in the universe, that we do not honor him as supremely valuable, that we are therefore guilty of sin and under his omnipotent wrath, and he alone can … More John Piper: This is what we lay down our lives to communicate to the nations and the neighborhoods: No condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
John Piper on the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25: Verses 7-9 “Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for … More The Futility of Shiny, Empty Lamps
In Psalm 59, David prays (1-2), complains (3-4), prays more (5) and then breaks into song. That is just in the first five verses. We see this repeated again as he complains (6-7), declares his confidence in God (8-10) and prays again (11-15) and ends with singing aloud God’s praises (16-17). I love verse 10: … More Spurgeon: preventing mercy—the supply prepared before the need occurred, the refuge built before the danger arose.
If Moses had an iPhone calendar app, the alarm would sound often. Today’s reading of Numbers 28-30 caused my head to spin a bit. I can hardly imagine keeping track of all the offerings required: daily, Sabbath, monthly and special holidays. Here’s some help from the notes section (Numbers 28-29) of the ESV Study Bible … More Sacrificial Calendar
Today, we come to Romans 7 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. We come to an important question, which can have some very practical consequences in our lives. Is Paul writing this description of his life and experience before he became a Christian? Or does it describe his present struggles as a Christian? You could find advocates of … More John Piper: God give us the honesty and candor and humility of the apostle Paul.
What is imminence? Wikipedia says, “Imminence is the quality of being imminent, i.e. about to happen.” In today’s passage from Matthew, we read of the second coming of Christ. No One Knows That Day and Hour 36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, [1] but the … More The Imminence of Jesus’ Second Coming
