The Gospel: The Most Important Meal Of The Day

A great way to start the work week.  A prayer from Scotty Smith.  I post this one for the guys in my college-age Bible study.  This is what we talked about last night. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.Psalm 143:8 Gracious Lord Jesus, …

Five Ways The Bible Speaks Of God’s Love

I draw your attention to five distinguishable ways the Bible speaks of the love of God. This is not an exhaustive list, but it is heuristically useful. (1) The peculiar love of the Father for the Son, and of the Son for the Father. John’s Gospel is especially rich in this theme. Twice we are …

Should We Tell GenMe God Unconditionally Loves Them?

In a generation that believes they are self-important, special, and unique, telling them God loves them unconditionally may be akin to telling water that it is wet.  Should we tell GenMe that God unconditionally loves them?   How does one communicate the truth of God's love without feeding the narcissism of the age?  David Powlison makes a …

For Those Times When You Don’t Think God Loves You…

...remember Jesus: “There is no other solution to the marvellous mysteries of His Incarnation and Sacrificial Death but this: Christ has loved us. There is not a circumstance of our Lord’s history which is not another form or manifestation of love. His incarnation is love stooping. His sympathy is love weeping. His compassion is love …