Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on June 1, 2007 | No Comments »
A little article I wrote for the Plumstead Christian School Newsletter
I love talking to high school students after they have returned home from short -term missions trips. I especially like asking them how things went even though I pretty much know how the conversation is going to go before it even begins. [...]
Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on April 10, 2007 | No Comments »
Social Justice, Relief and Development Ministries Still Seen as a Lesser Priority
by Wess Stafford
Prominent Christians, like Rick Warren, have recently taken up humanitarian work — to the delight of some Christians and to the chagrin of others. When it comes to the Church’s role in humanitarian efforts, Christians often seem to divide into two camps [...]
Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on January 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Be zealous.
Paul tells us in Titus 2:14 that Jesus Christ gave Himself up for us that He might purchase for Himself a people who are zealous for good works.
You could translate the word, “one who is deeply committed to something…” It looks like a synonym is an “enthusiast.” Another Greek dictionary defines it as one who [...]
Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on November 29, 2006 | No Comments »
“Why have we fasted, and you see it not?
Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?
Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.
Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with a wicked fist. Fasting like [...]
Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on November 28, 2006 | No Comments »
I’m working my way through some of the sermons on The works of Jonathan Edwards online.
How do you like this particular sermon title?
God oftentimes gives those He hates great outward prosperity
I can just imagine posting that on the sign outside the church.
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Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on November 24, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Jonathan Edwards on why we must be serious about making radical sacrifices to help the poor:
First, the Scripture teaches that God will deal with us as we deal with our fellow creatures in this particular, and that with what measure we mete to others in this respect, God will measure to us again.
This the Scripture [...]
Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on November 24, 2006 | No Comments »
Greed is a blinding sin, which means the greedy person often doesn’t even know he is greedy.
Richard Baxter gives a number of tests to help evaluate whether or not you are greedy. I’ll paraphrase:
1. You do not desire God more than you do prosperity. You think more about getting ahead financially than you [...]
Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on November 24, 2006 | No Comments »
Why are people who claim to love freedom so willing to submit to the tyranny of materialism?
Great quote, 1893, Edward Martin
“If another man tries to oppress him, he understands that and is ready to fight to death and sacrifice all he has, rather than submit; but the tyranny of things is so subtle, so gradual [...]
Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on October 25, 2006 | No Comments »
I think this is a very helpful article on developing “compassion permanence…”
Here are a few other thoughts I had along the same lines…
Resolutions:
I know that on my own apart from God’s grace I can’t keep any of the following resolutions. I make these resolutions crying out to my Savior Jesus Christ for help.
1.) I am [...]
Posted in Articles on Mercy Ministry on October 25, 2006 | No Comments »
A little information on what one of Spurgeon’s biographers called “The Greatest Sermon Spurgeon ever preached…”
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 | Rich on Meditations on Psalm 8 |
 | Sam Neylan on Meditations on Psalm 8 |
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