“It is this failure that accounts ultimately for all our troubles. We will persist in thinking of God as one of ourselves, as but a man, and we look at his actions as if they were the actions of a human being. We always start with ourselves, with our measures, with our judgements and assessments; […]
A Light that is so lovely…
“We draw people to Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.” Madeleine L’Engle
The Great God
The following are some words from a beautiful prayer in The Valley of Vision (a collection of puritan prayers & devotions): “Nothing exceeds they power, Nothing is too great for thee to do, Nothing too good for thee to give. Infinite is thy might, boundless thy love, limitless they grace, glorious thy saving name. […]
To love at all is to be …
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up […]
A bundle of paradoxes by Brennan Manning
“when I get honest, I admit I am a bundle of paradoxes. I believe and I doubt, I hope and get discouraged, I love and I hate, I feel bad about feeling good, I feel guilty about not feeling guilty. I am trusting and suspicious. I am honest and I still play games. Aristotle said […]
The Restoring Power of Criticism
Last night at the grow bag, we at Kingsgate, were looking at what it means to be Faithful, Accountable, Servanthearted and Teachable (FAST). Today as I read from weakness to strength by Scott Sauls, he nailed the importance and priority of allowing criticism to be a tool in the hands of a loving God to […]
Jacob: Sovereign Grace Displayed
Over the past few days, I’ve been reading and reading the story of Jacob (later known as Israel) found in the Old Testament book of Genesis. As I’ve unpacked the story, one simple phrase keeps running through my mind “what a car crash of a life”. Again and again you are forced to groan as […]
