September 2, 2013
“The Sabbath both dethrones and dignifies us.” Darrin Patrick Last week we talked about Easter, and Jesus defeating self for us, in his Garden of Gethsemane battle. Let’s take this self issue back to our look at the Sabbath. […]
September 2, 2013
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” ― Augustine of Hippo, The Confessions of Saint Augustine I need more rest. You need more rest. Our culture needs more rest. […]
September 2, 2013
“Watch out! Be on your guard (place a guardrail) against all kinds of greed…”1 We put guardrails up in the areas of our lives where we know we have a weakness. We put guardrails up to protect us from being mastered […]
September 2, 2013
I don’t want to be mastered by anything, especially money. So the only guardrail I have found against this potential slave driver is to give generously. And if you need another reason, God reminds us he loves a generous giver: […]