My true self

Recently, I have become friends with a guy with an incredible story. He is 24 ( I think) and absolutely loves Jesus. He was regenerated about 5 years ago listening to Chuck Smith on the radio. We were talking about the male struggle with lust and he brought out the point that who we are when we fall is the greatest picture of reality. What he meant was that when we sin (whatever the sin may be) we are really showing at our core who we are. I am a sinner by nature. I am cursed by nature. I am depraved by nature. I am not good by nature. This may sound quite grim but it is actually quite liberating. The more we are exposed to our true self the more it pushes us to Jesus. It pushes me to his goodness and righteousness rather than me trying to muster up something I don't have.  

To End All Wars

This is maybe the best movie I have ever seen. Absolutely an incredible picture of grace.

ESV Study Bible

Crossway continues to be very smart. Mac users can download a free widget for the ESV Study Bible. 

Slow and Steady Growth

God is moving in our teenagers. Here is a list of what I have seen: 

1-  Teenagers coming to me with Bible questions from their personal time with Christ

2- Teenagers asking me what book of the Bible they should read

3- Teenagers getting angry (righteous anger) over their parents lack of love for God. 

This has taken almost 2 years to get to this point. It's worth every second of my time. I love these teenagers. I would die for them. I pray they will not leave the faith of their youth when they are out of high school. Sadly, this is the minority. I believe the Church is smaller than first appearance and the faithful inside the Church are even smaller. I want my kids to be the change and follow after the love of Christ. 

Ituma Road

I am in the process of buying a house this month. I feel very blessed that God has allowed this. It's a fairly decent sized house with years of work to do. One of the benefits of this house is that the chairman of the Elder board at our church lives a few houses down. He is actually the one who told me about it. I can't think of anybody who displays a love for Jesus more than him. Plus, he is a very handy guy around the house. 

Amanda

I like her. 

Time Magazine

There is an article coming out in Time magazine speaking of the rise of Calvinism. I love that  the awareness of God's sovereignty is continuing to grow. I am excited in the growth of Calvinism and how a true understanding of the Scriptures will liberate many.