God, Why Won’t You Fulfill Our Desire For Children? (Michael McAfee, The Gospel Coalition)
He isn’t good because of the good he does, but because of who he is. As Psalm 107:1 declares, “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.”
“I Never Made a Sacrifice”: The Call and Question of David Livingstone (John Piper, Desiring God)
“If a commission by an earthly king is considered an honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?” (David Livingstone)
Little Eternal Beings (Nick Batzig, The Christward Collective)
May He [God] give us the grace to see our children for what they are—little eternal beings—and faithfully bring them up to be what He would have them be—faithful followers of Christ.
Does Church Membership Really Matter? (Tim Challies, Challies.com)
I want to be clear, when you’re becoming a member of a church, you’re not becoming a member of some abstract entity. What you’re doing is becoming a member of a body, you’re becoming part of a body. The body is people. So, you’re adjoining yourself to people. So in church membership, you’re saying, you are the people whom I am particularly choosing to love, to use my gifts to serve.
Cultivating Praise in Marriage (Aaron Sironi, Christian Counseling & Education Foundation)
Pray for your spouse. And though it may take conscious effort and thoughtfulness, frontload your prayer with unambiguous thanksgiving. Prayer with thanksgiving (Phil. 4:6) is the most powerful path to growth in valuing, enjoying, and encouraging your spouse.
A Sacrifice of Praise (Amy Dunham, Unlocking the Bible)
When suffering isn’t my companion and fear doesn’t plague me, I can come dangerously close to making myself a god and the lord of my life. In this way, I dethrone God from his rightful place as Lord and cozy up in his seat. I rest comfortably in the ease of his blessings that I imagine are of my own making.
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