November 2011
2 posts
“There have always been literate ignoramuses who have read too widely and not well. The Greeks had a name for such a mixture of learning and folly which might be applied to the bookish but poorly read of all ages. They are all sophomores.”
Mortimer J Adler & Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book
haha… this is so true.
October 2011
1 post
My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes! Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works. My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word! Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me...
September 2011
4 posts
He ever lives and abides a Priest continually. His continuance in the Priestly office should comfort us under all our heart-breakings, short-comings, and deadness in prayer and praise; his blood will be heard for us — when we are ashamed of our pleading for ourselves.
-James Smith (HT: Of First Importance)
“An idle life and a holy heart is a contradiction”
– Thomas Brooks (HT: Challies)
Do we profess to believe in God? He’s a missionary God. Do we say that we are committed to Christ? He’s a missionary Christ. Do we claim to be filled with the Spirit? He’s a missionary Spirit. Do we delight in belonging to the church? It’s a missionary society. Do we hope to go to heaven when we die? It’s a heaven filled with the fruits of a missionary enterprise. It...
“You are retired for your private devotions; you have opened the Bible, and you...”
– Charles Spurgeon (HT: Justin Taylor)
May I put aside all laziness and thoughtlessness in my private devotion. I must read until I truly read, pray until I really pray.
August 2011
1 post
“I would suggest one of the greatest dangers is that of becoming dependent upon...”
– Martyn Lloyd Jones, Spiritual Depression, p. 282-285
What a humbling and terrifying thought. Take away my meetings and my books and leave me alone, deaf and blind. Then what will my knowledge and love for God be?
Oh, I do not just want to know more about Him. I want to know Him!
July 2011
1 post
A desire for God which cannot break the chains of sleep is a weak thing and will do but little good for God after it has indulged itself fully. The desire for God that keeps so far behind the devil and the world at the beginning of the day will never catch up.
- E.M. Bounds, Power Through Prayer
June 2011
1 post
“I think one may be quite rid of the old haunting suspicion—which raises its head...”
– C.S. Lewis
January 2011
1 post
“Is it not enough to make any heart to tremble, to think of being brought into...”
– John Owen
December 2010
2 posts
Someone who wants to say contrary to what the Bible says about God, let him stand up and answer these questions. Let him show that in his heart he may say there is no God, but he can’t live that way. He can’t reason that way.
- Greg Bahnsen
http://eyeonapologetics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Great-Debate-Does-God-Exist-Bahnsen-vs-Stein.pdf
Very interesting and profound....
I do not believe that God intended the study of theology to be dry and boring. Theology is the study of God and all his works! Theology is meant to be lived and prayed and sung!
- Wayne Grudem
(…hooray for reading Systematic Theology instead of studying for finals xD)
November 2010
2 posts
“If only I could realize how ignorant I am in believing that there is such a...”
– Jasmine Lee
(i hope you don’t mind my random quoting of you xD)
We make time for what we truly value. We build habits and routines around the things that really matter to us. This is an important principle to understand as we seek to build our lives around the gospel. Do you want a cross centered life? A cross centered life is made up of cross centered days.
- CJ Mahaney
October 2010
1 post
“The vigor, and power, and comfort of our spiritual life depends on the...”
– John Owen
September 2010
1 post
“If Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen - nothing...”
– Jaroslav Pelikan
Either way nothing matters. It’s time for me to stop living like this statement is half-true.
July 2010
4 posts
“There is not one little blade of grass, there is no color in this world, that is not intended to make men rejoice.”
- John Calvin
If you long for him, he much more longs for you. No sinner was ever half as eager for Christ as Christ is eager for the sinner; no saint was ever one-tenth as anxious to behold his Lord as his Lord is to behold him. If you are running to Christ, he is already near you. If you sigh for his presence, that sigh is the evidence that he is with you. He is with you even now; therefore, be glad.
-...
The fight for joy is a fight to grasp and marvel at what happened in the death of Christ — and what it reveals about our suffering Savior.
- John Piper
“ The truly humble Christian renounces his own dignity and glory, empties himself, annihilates himself. —
Jonathan Edwards
HT: Winfred Luong
June 2010
1 post
Because He Lives
Because He lives I can face tomorrow
Because He lives all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the Future
And life is worth the living just because He lives
May 2010
4 posts
“One property of a humble soul is this; it will quietly bear burdens, and...”
– Thomas Brooks (via winfredluong)
“Let us watch our own hearts carefully in the matter of unbelief. The heart, and...”
– ~ J.C. Ryle (via liveforhim)
“Scared-to-face-the-world complacent career student. Some people graduate, but we...”
– Kanye West
“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in...”
– Psalms 27:4
April 2010
6 posts
“marveling precedes imitation”
– CJ Mahaney
“Run, John, run,” the law commands
But gives me neither feet nor hands.
Yet...”
– John Bunyan
“Everyone wants to be called a servant, no one wants to be treated like one.”
– Paul Washer (quoting some other guy)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the...
Hosanna
And I can see that my hands are trembling, I can see that my legs are weak I can see that my head is spinning, but I will overcome And I know that my heart is hurting, And I know that my soul it aches And I know that it seems I’m failing, but I will overcome, yeah O Lord I’m strong in You, O Lord I am wise in You O Lord I can see in You, so I will overcome O Lord I’m loved...
Musings on Mexico (before i forget)
To God: You are greater, and stronger, and higher than any other. You are Holy Holy Holy, Lord God Almighty! Thank you for being Creator; for orchestrating the sun rise everyday over our camp, and displaying the moon and the stars at night for me to see. When I watch the work of your fingers it humbles me. Who is man that you should be mindful of him? the son of man that you should care for him?...
March 2010
1 post
Wonderful Merciful Savior
Wonderful, merciful Savior Precious Redeemer and Friend Who would have thought that a Lamb Could rescue the souls of men? Oh you rescue the souls of men Counselor, Comforter, Keeper Spirit we long to embrace You offer hope when our hearts have Hopelessly lost the way Oh, we’ve hopelessly lost the way You are the One that we praise You are the One we adore You give the healing and...
January 2010
1 post
“Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
My...”
– Psalms 73:25-26