I recently came across a statement in a book that I am reading by J. C. Ryle that gripped my heart. Ryle noted–mind you, years before the turn of the 19th century–that he lived “in an age of reading.” What most forcefully commanded my attention was […]
Grant me more and more of the resurrection life:may it rule me,may I walk in its power,and be strengthened through its influence. —The Valley of Vision Pastor Manny
The following events took place on the day of this holy week that we call Thursday: Our Lord instructs His disciples to prepare for the Passover (Matt 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-113) Our Lord presides over the final Passover and forever transforms its illustrative commemorating power […]
This past Lord’s day, I shared with the church that I love and serve that I will be praying each morning this week at 9am and invited all who are interested to join me, wherever you are, in prayer. This is the week set aside to […]
Humanity does not need a man-centered God. Nor is a man-centered gospel “good news” to a fallen world. Man-centeredness was the cause of the Fall in the first place. In a very significant way, the Fall was a “fall” from the heights of God-centered existence into […]