In my effort to commit God’s Word to my heart, I am studying one smaller passage of Scripture as well as one longer passage. This week’s shorter passage is Matthew 11:28-30.
As for the longer passage, I continue to commit Romans chapter 12 to memory (about 1/3 of the way through). I have given myself [...]
In the past month or so I have renewed a discipline in my life that I had let slip out of habit for longer than I’d like to admit, that of memorizing God’s Word. I have been progressing along at about 2 verses per week.
This week’s memory verses are Romans 6:6-7 and Romans 12:3. The [...]
William Wilberforce was a British politician who lived in the late 18th and early 19th Century. He was also an evangelical Christian who is perhaps best known for his leadership in abolishing the slave trade in Britain, a public action that he thought was required by his personal faith. If you would like to [...]
So, I am late getting to this party (by about two months). But, I’ve decided to join those that are celebrating the 500th birthday of John Calvin by reading through The Institutes. Those that started at the first of the year that are following the Princeton Theological Seminary reading schedule are just reaching Book 2 [...]
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Actual conversation:
Alex: Daddy, can I have some goldfish (meaning the snack, not a pet)?
Me: Son, I told you Mom is on the way home and we will eat dinner in a little bit. Do you really think we should ruin your dinner?
Alex: No, I want to ruin some goldfish.
Me: (laugh hysterically while I get him [...]
