The Lord’s Table is for weak and needy sinners. When we come to the Table, we are not to come trusting in or proud of our own strength or our own goodness. We are not to come full of ourselves and with our hands full of things to offer to God. Rather, we are to […]
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Our Refuge and Strength
God is our refuge and strength, a very present[b] help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah (Psalm 46:1-3) O Lord God, you are our only refuge and strength, for there is no […]
Become an Absolute Unit
This was a recent short talk given to a group of men. In 1899 there was a book written by a man named James Isaac Vance, with the title, Royal Manhood. At the time when this book was written, there was much more testosterone in American society than is present today; yet even then […]
The Divine Wrestler
The latter portion of Genesis 32 contains the event of Jacob wrestling with God. It is a Sunday school story those of us who grew up in church know, but not one we understand. While it is what we might call a “cool” story it often leaves us a bit puzzled. I think one of […]