One thing that can destroy any spiritual discipline is perfectionism. This is especially true with Scripture Memory. It is much easier to forget scripture after you’ve memorized it than to remember it and keep reviewing it. Here John Piper gives some wise advice on how to integrate memorizing, reviewing, and even forgetting into your spiritual [...]
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The Importance of Forgetting Scripture
Posted in devotion, devotional, devotionals, resources, Scripture Memory, tagged john piper, scripture memory on July 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
True Liberty
Posted in devotional, tagged devotional, freedom, independence, independence day, james smith, july 4th, pastors morning visit on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we await July 4th, it is important for us to remember where our true freedom lies. Many Christians are anxious over seeming loss of civil liberties. If we truly believe the Gospel, we should not fear the loss of any freedom. In Romans 8:38-9, Paul reminds us that “neither death nor life, nor angels [...]
What is Wisdom? A Study in Words
Posted in Bible Study, devotion, devotional, devotionals, Proverbs, tagged anglican, bible, biblical studies, discipline, episcopal, hebrew words, insight, instruction, learning, Old Testament, proverbs, proverbs devotional, reformed, wisdom, word study on June 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wisdom, in the book of Proverbs, is a multi-sided thing. In order to communicate what wisdom is, the introduction uses several different synonyms to help draw out what exactly wisdom is. For your study of this book, I thought I’d just provide some linguistic background so that as you study this book, you can understand [...]
