by Crystal | Aug 26, 2013 | A Pastor's Heart
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, pt. 1 August 26, 2013 The book ofJob is dedicated to all those who suffer loss and pain along the path of life.No story more poignantly illustrates the bitterness and sadness of suffering.The story begins with a description of...
by Crystal | Aug 19, 2013 | A Pastor's Heart
Those Irritating Psalms August 19, 2013 Sometimesthe Bible irritates me. It doesn’t always say what I expect it to say. More tothe point, it doesn’t always say what I want it to say. Take someof the Psalms, for example. Often those inspired poets will say things that...
by Crystal | Aug 12, 2013 | A Pastor's Heart
Why pray? August 12, 2013 MartinLuther suggested: “As it is the business of tailors to make clothes and of cobblersto mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray.” He’s certainlyright, judging from texts like “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thes 5:17) and...
by Crystal | Aug 5, 2013 | A Pastor's Heart
The Questions We Need To Ask Them August 5, 2013 One of the most helpful books I’ve readthis summer regarding our study of “Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask”was Gregory Koukl’s Tactics. The book’s back-cover promise reads: “Tacticsteaches you how to maneuver...
