Written by Dawn Rutan I was reading in John 9 of the man born blind. “‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him’” (2-3 ESV). Obviously this […]
Written by Dawn Rutan “He brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me” (Psalm 18:19 ESV). I read this verse last night and saw it in a new light. Usually when I’ve read it I’ve thought to myself, “I hope that will be true one day.” The cares
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Guest speaker Rev. Jeff Walsh What we do with success tells a lot about who we are. As a follower/disciple of Jesus Christ our deepest goal in life should be to reflect Him in our character, to be shaped by God’s Holy Spirit living within us into the image of Christ. There are a lot
Written by Dawn Rutan As I was starting to write this post, I found that Alistair Begg, John Piper, and Tim Keller have been thinking along the same lines. So I’ve included several of their quotes here. Recently I heard a passing comment (I think it was from Alistair) about the incident in Genesis 25
Written by Dawn Rutan Lately I’ve been thinking about spiritual gifts. Back in the 90s there was a big push for spiritual gift tests, which has largely died down now. Coming of age in that era, I remember taking several different tests, not because I was all that concerned about my gifts but mostly because
Written by Dawn Rutan I’ve been enjoying Alistair Begg’s recent series on the Fruit of the Spirit on Truth for Life, and appreciated his reminder that we cannot manufacture real fruit on our own. It is not the fruit of self-effort, but the fruit of the Holy Spirit working in us and with us and