John Owen’s seven considerations for mortification: 1. Consider the dangerous symptoms of lust; 2. Get a clear sense of : a. the guilt of the sin, b. its manifold danger, c. the evil of it; 3. Load your conscience with the guilt of the perplexing sin; 4. Have a vehement desire for […]
I ran across this clipping called Rules for Daily Conduct in a recent study I was preparing for in Luke. It didn’t quite go with my material but I found it personally helpful to me and clipped it for myself and wanted to add it to my website to share with you. It’s from a […]
It’s always good to have a friend who is straight forward and blunt. Someone who will tell you like it is, without all the sugar-coating to make it go down better. We desperately need that some times. I do anyway. I ran across this quote this morning on the Sovereign Grace Ministries website by Charles […]
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. I sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.You grant sleep to those you love and make their sleep sweet. [Psa. 3:5, 4:8, 127:2, Pro. 3:24] BLESSED CREATOR, Thou hast promised thy beloved sleep; Give me restoring […]
This makes me smile every time I read it. It’s Jonathan Edwards Apostrophe to his future wife Sarah Edwards. It’s such a wonder description of a godly woman don’t you think? It immediately brings to mind Maya Angelou’s quote, “A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him […]
