Pride is the enemy of grace, and prison is the enemy of pride. “How else but through a broken heart,” wrote Oscar Wilde after leaving Reading Gaol, “may Lord Christ enter in?” It is the central paradox of Christianity that fulfillment starts in emptiness, that streams emerge in the desert, that freedom can be found [...]
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“How else but through a broken heart…”
Posted in contemporary culture, Personal growth, tagged Chuck Colson, faith on April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Children and Faith #4: How to deal with doubt
Posted in Biblical Studies, Family, tagged children, doubt, faith on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I learned some years ago that God makes Christians. That was quite a revelation to me. God is the one who makes Christians. But we, as parents, have a responsibility to observe what God is doing, and then to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in His work. And bringing that home to the conscience of [...]
Taking our Children to Church: Is that Enough? – Children and Faith #3
Posted in Biblical Studies, Family, tagged children, Church, faith on April 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Let me start with a little doggerel, some bad poetry, to introduce the topic for the third interview in this series. “On the table, side-by-side, The Holy Bible and the TV Guide. One is well-worn, but cherished with pride Not the Bible, but the TV Guide. One is used daily to help folk decide, No, [...]
How Children Come to Faith in Christ #2
Posted in Biblical Studies, Family, tagged children, faith, salvation on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How do our children come to faith in Christ? I am blogging on a series of six interviews with Jim Elliff on the Family Life Today radio broadcast. Ryan Kelly, who has linked to this whole series, writes I cannot recommend these talks enough to any parent wanting to be thoughtful, careful, and prayerful in [...]
How Children Come to Faith in Christ #1
Posted in Biblical Studies, Family, tagged children, faith, salvation on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The salvation of children is an important issue for a number of different reasons. I happened upon, through Justin Taylor’s blog, a series of conversations between Jim Elliff and Dennis Rainey, host of the radio program Family Life Today. Jim is a pastor and speaker, and he appears six times on the show to discuss [...]
Raising Kids: Formulas, Fear, and Faith
Posted in Family, tagged children, faith, God on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you learned yet that only God can raise your kids? I don’t want that to confuse you, so read part of this excellent post below: Though I wouldn’t ever say it this way, I was searching for a formula for raising my kids. Why? Because I was afraid. I was afraid that if I [...]
Keeping Family Worship Simple
Posted in Family, tagged children, faith, Family worship on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Family worship may seem like a complicated, daunting task, but James Grant gives some simple advice to handle some of the complications that we men face: I have discovered that men who have not lead their families this way are generally uncomfortable with starting this out. Two things usually stand out as concerns: 1) they [...]
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