by Dan on December 9, 2009
“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes – and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent” ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The word Advent comes from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming” or “arrival.” Traditional churches celebrate this season [...]
If there is one thing that drives me absolutely up the wall, it’s people who quote Bible verses out of context to support whatever they’d like to say that particular day. Jay Winters has written a great post about keeping verses in context that I wanted to share with everyone. The post also explains how [...]
by Dan on February 9, 2009
Here, then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God’s Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our [...]
by Dan on January 31, 2009
I’m going to try to post a short quote every week under the title “Weekly Wisdom.” Here’s the first one: “Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor.” – Charles Haddon Spurgeon