I’ll be frank. I felt I had a good sense of control over the whole coronavirus pandemic. I felt I had good footing. I felt that living where we live, we wouldn’t be as impacted as our family and friends in other parts of the world.
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“‘Mercy’ is the self-moved, spontaneous compassion of God for the miserable and distressed, freeing the sinner from the consequent misery of his sins.”
D. Edmond Hiebert
I started reading through 1 Timothy and when I came across the typical greeting, it was easy to gloss over these trifecta of words: grace, mercy and peace. So instead of running to the next verse, I wanted to hone in on the word “mercy.”
Continue readingOne of the more painful aspects of moving overseas was the parting away from the books I had collected. Due to spacing issues, we could only bring what was deemed most important and needed. Because of this, a lot of good books got left behind or given away. One particular book that was painfully left behind was Maurice Roberts’s book The Thought of God. This was a book that really impacted me while in seminary as it proved to be both a theological and pastoral treasure chest for my heart.
There is a saying that you could read the Bible over and over again, and from time to time you’ll come across a detail in Scripture that you missed and find to be insightful and convicting. 1 Samuel 14:52 is one of those verses for me recently. It states:
Continue readingWhile during our study three weeks ago, I announced that we only have two more meetings left. It definitely left an impression upon all of us as we see the end of the line in regards to our group. I joked and said that we’ll have one more meet up and then a group dinner together. Later on, I termed that group dinner as a “cry-fest,” because I’m thinking tears will be shed on this last night.
But it made me think about what would be some things/people that I would be missing as we prepare our next stage. So I’m just going to list the things, that if all brought together at once, might bring me to shed a tear.