29 Dec 2006 4

Friday Photo

Here are a few pictures I was able to take on Wednesday. I really enjoy that something will catch my attention while driving and I can simply pull over take a few pictures and continue on. That’s what happened in each case here.

Update: Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) is featuring the bottom photo on their front [...]

28 Dec 2006 1

Bolton on Spiritual Pride

Today I was reading Robert Bolton again (1572-1631). His General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God has been a favorite of mine for almost ten years now. Today I was working through his warnings concerning the danger of spiritual pride.
One of the things he wrote was that some men fall into the danger of [...]

28 Dec 2006 3

Resolved: To Live Sacrificially

The 6th season of 24 begins January 14th. I admit it – I am one of those guys that really enjoys the show. A few weeks ago I was watching football with my five year old daughter when an ad’ for the show came on. My daughter asked me, “Who’s that?” I said, “That’s Jack [...]

27 Dec 2006 6

Resolved: To Speak Like Jesus

I have been meditating on my life, addressing those areas where repentance is needed. So I thought I would share a few of my resolutions for the new year. Here is the first.
Resolved, to speak as much like Jesus as I do about Jesus.
Really, it is so much easier to talk about Jesus than it [...]

26 Dec 2006 10

The Quiet Time: What Is It Good For?

The Quiet Time Series
1. Not a Cleansing Rite
2. Defined
3. My Failure
4. What is it Good For?
5. Advice
Why is one’s “quiet time” important? In his Systematic Theology Wayne Grudem says that sanctification is “a progressive work of God and man that makes us more and more free from sin and like Christ in our actual lives.” [...]