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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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
Written by Dawn Rutan I’ve been listening to Christmas music recently. (Doesn’t everyone do that at Easter?) I was reminded again the “Joy to the World” was not written as a Christmas song. It really refers much more to the Second Coming of Christ when He comes in victory than of His incarnation in humility.
Rejecting the Beloved Son As tensions with the Jewish religious authorities mounted, Jesus “began to speak to them in parables.” A parable is a simple story with a profound point. In this parable, a man carefully develops a vineyard and then leases it to tenants. When the man sends servants to collect his share of the fruit,
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