Posted by AJ on March 27th, 2010
Zac Smith is dying of cancer. In fact, unless God chooses to miraculously heal him, he probably won’t live to see 2011. This video is the inspiring and challenging testimony of a man who knows how to live and–even more importantly–knows how to die. I strongly encourage you to take the time to watch it.
The Story [...]
Posted by AJ on March 25th, 2010
This song is exceedingly precious to me. We sing it frequently at our church and I often find myself singing it to Christ during times of personal worship.
Jesus, Thank You
Written by Pat Sczebel
© 2003 Sovereign Grace Worship
Verse 1:
The mystery of the cross I cannot comprehend
The agonies of Calvary
You, the perfect Holy One, crushed your [...]
Posted by AJ on March 24th, 2010
Some quotes from Jerry Bridges’ excellent book The Discipline of Grace:
“Regardless of our performance, we are always dependent on God’s grace, his undeserved favor for those who deserve his wrath.” (p. 17)
“Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that [...]
Posted by AJ on March 23rd, 2010
The most concise (and yet complete) summary of what it means to be a Christian ever written (or at least that I’ve read): Question 1 of the Heidelberg Catechism. I think I’ll memorize this.
Question: What is thy only comfort in life and death?
Answer: That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not [...]
Posted by AJ on March 7th, 2010
If you’re interested in the Intelligent Design movement and the work of Dr. Stephen Meyer of the Discovery Institute, I’d highly recommend that you take the time (about 45 min. total) to view these five videos. (If you don’t know who/what any of these are, I’d still recommend the videos.) Sproul and Meyer discuss a range [...]
Posted by AJ on March 1st, 2010
Each month Christianaudio.com offers one free audio book for download. The last couple of years I’ve gotten some great books free and this month’s offer is Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic The Cost of Discipleship. The book can be found here. The coupon code to enter is “MAR2010″.
I actually pulled this book off the shelf a couple of [...]