Author Archives: dave

A Prayer for Trust and Confidence O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy, and the courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our souls and that of Your … Continue reading →

Over the years I’ve helped hundreds of people come to faith in Christ. Many of them ridiculed me in the process, sometimes ruthlessly. But I persisted the best I could. I even hated some of them. I know that’s not … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Next week we begin our Ezra study, and I am very much looking forward to plunging into this OT book of the Bible. This week, however, we look at “men come and men go.” In Mandela’s Way: … Continue reading →

It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, … Continue reading →

A sermon by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).  Delivered at the 2nd Meeting House in Enfield, Massachusetts, July 8, 1741. No, I never intended to come here: I had laid out matters otherwise in my mind … But the foolish children of … Continue reading →

A sermon by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).  Delivered at the 2nd Meeting House in Enfield, Massachusetts, July 8, 1741. However unconvinced you may now be of the truth … However you may have reformed your life in many things, and may … Continue reading →

I maybe shouldn’t admit it but I had never read Jonathan Edwards’ famous sermon. But now I have and can confirm first-hand the brilliance of the man, both intellectually and biblically. Anyway, not that JE needs my attaboy but the … Continue reading →

10 Questions with Rick Warren The preacher, AIDS activist and author talks about his diet book, his son’s suicide and Christmas parties A new year is coming up. If you could get people to change one thing, what would it … Continue reading →

Kerry and I are going to read the Bible through this year using a plan from the Discipleship Journal. We are going to be reading in the New American Standard Bible. Discipleship Journal’s Book-at-a-Time Reading Plan An easy-to-follow guide to reading … Continue reading →

Taken this morning. Kerry sent me down to the post office – by foot – to mail our daughter’s birthday present. Brought my camera along and took pics on the way back. Groovy! DSCF0715 DSCF0720 DSCF0725 DSCF0727 – Version 2