Work of Grace

You should check out what God is doing in and through my friends! It's amazing what God has done with these men and women and I love seeing them serve the Lord with their gifts!

Their 3 main goals are to:

1. Stimulate discussion about theology and culture.
2. Spark serious study of scripture among Christians.
3. Provide resources that encourage Christians to build a biblical worldview.



Bound 2 Christ : Go there and RSS! You won't regret it.

People Fail You...Yet, There is Hope

It's true. We wish it could be different, but it's an undeniable fact: people will fail you. Why does this happen? Why are those who are precious to us never always there for us? I think we need to start close to home and then move out.

The problem is not primarily external... No, the problem starts with us. We have to realize that we are our biggest communication and relational problem. It starts with the heart within. Your heart and mine fail us and, unfortunately fail others as well. What are we to do about this? Are we to complain and cry and be miserable? Are we to soak in a self-made sea of regret and pity? I want to offer a suggestion for all of us to consider.


If we want to be better friends to each other, we need to start with ourselves. We need to realize the internal struggle and conflict that is occurring daily in our hearts and lives:

"For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me."
Romans 7:15-20


We need change from above. We need renovation, not just reformation. We need the wonderful work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We can't trust people because we can't trust ourselves. If we are to be better people and, more so, better friends, we need the help of God. We have to admit that we are not self-sufficient. Neither are we autonomous creatures, but dependent ones. We need God and we also need others. The two cannot be separated from our lives. God doesn't want us to be independent, autonomous people void of all human relationships. No, he wants us to live in loving community, praising him and enjoying him each and every day. Take heart friends, because with God, "all things are possible". If you are having relational conflict, take comfort that Jesus went through the very same conflict. He was despised and rejected by his friends and left to die alone. I honestly believe if we seek change, we can find it. It's in a person. His name is Jesus.


"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13: 34-35

Twitter Redeemed!

Twitter is great to use for scripture memorization.

Hilarious: Worth 2 Minutes of Your Time

Challies employing his gift of humor


Just what we need this time of the season!

Reformation Today?

In light of what we know and have learned about the Reformation, how can we start standing up for the faith and fighting for truth more in our workplaces, church, family, etc?

20 Books to Read in Your 20s

Justin Buzzard on "20 Books to Read in Your 20s"



I don't think these are in any particular order of signifigance, but here are the top 3:

1. Living the Cross-Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney
2. Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges
3. Step by Step: Divine Guidance for Ordinary Christians by James Petty

Piper: "God is Not a Megalomaniac"

John Piper on "Why God is not a megalomaniac in demanding to be worshiped."


Here's an section that caught my attention:


"Unlike our self-exaltation, God’s self-exaltation draws attention to what gives greatest and longest joy, namely, himself. When we exalt ourselves, we lure people away from the one thing that can satisfy their souls—the infinite beauty of God. When God exalts himself, he manifests the one thing that can satisfy our souls, namely, God.

Therefore, God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is the most loving act, since love labors and suffers to enthrall us with what is infinitely and eternally satisfying, namely, God. Therefore, when God exalts God and commands us to join him, he is pursuing our highest, deepest, longest happiness. This is love, not megalomania."

Paris Reidhead Video #2

Paris Reidhead Video #1

Never Forget, He Was..

Wounded for our transgressions,
Treading the winepress alone;
Brought as a lamb to the slaughter,
Jesus the Infinite One.
Shall we not praise Him forever,
Worship His Name and adore?
He Who was slain, but now liveth again,
Is our Savior forevermore.

Continual Fighting

We are constantly having to fight sin in our lives each day. There is no stopping point or level of sanctification in this life that allows any of us to cease to fight our sin. No matter how good our week has been, sin continues to work hard to destroy our lives. I find myself weary from time to time after long weekends and striving to fight the thousands of temptations and distractions that are thrown my way. The world is definitely working hard to get me to waste my life and forfeit my reward, which is Christ. May He help us all to continue to fight sin and trust him for daily strength and grace.