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“In the New Testament, the incarnation of Jesus Christ is a profound testimony to God’s affirmation of the sanctity of prenatal life . . . The personal history of the Son of God on earth begins not when he was ‘born of the Virgin Mary,’ but when he was ‘conceived by the Holy Spirit.’ His human history, like ours, began at conception.” – John Jefferson Davis, Evangelical Ethics: Issues Facing the Church Today (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2015), 152.
Read MoreOn Psalm 6 William Plumer comments: “With believers when things get to the worst then they get better. To them darkness is the harbinger of light; grief, of gladness; humility, of exaltation; death, of life. The whole Psalm teaches thus . . . The pious man has a friend in heaven, and on that account has no reason to be violently overcome by his sorrow.” And Matthew Henry on Psalm 4:6: “It has often been the the lot of the best of men to be men of sorrows; our Lord Jesus himself was so.” ______ – William S. Plumer, Psalms: A Critical and Expository Commentary with Doctrinal and Practical Remarks. 1867 (Carlise, PA: Banner of Truth, 1990), 101. – Matthew Henry,…
Read More“GRANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” – 1928 Book of Common Prayer
Read More“All the saints [that is, believers] come to the throne of grace on the same errand, and in this they are one, they all desire God’s favor as their chief good. We should beg it for others as well as for ourselves, for in God’ s favor there is enough for us all and we shall have never the less for sharing in what we have.” – Matthew Henry on Psalm 4:6
Read MoreJemar Tisby, RTS Jackson’s African American Leadership Initiative Director, and Steve Lanier, Assistant to the Pastor at Redeemer PCA, help my Introduction to Missions students think through cross-cultural missions. Very valuable instruction!
Read MoreStudy When It’s Time to Study
“Study when it’s time to study,” writes Baptist preacher, H.B. Charles, Jr. “You know how it goes. When you finally get to the study, you are blitzed by the temptation to do other things. By all means, resist that temptation. When it’s time to study, study. Don’t web surf or answer emails or play with your smartphone or clean your desk or organize your books or . . . . You get the point. Put your behind in the seat. Get to work. Don’t procrastinate. Pray. Read. Study. Think. Write. You have no right to complain about the time you do not have if you do not use the time you have wisely. Remind yourself that you will never get…
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