Every January 1st, I am greeted by the same bracing truth as I turn again to the first page of my well-worn flip calendar of Elisabeth Elliot quotes: Lord, give me a quiet heartThat doesn’t need to understand,But, confident, walks forward inThe darkness, guided by your hand." In a sense, everyone steps into the darkness… Continue reading 6 Means Through Which God May Choose to Guide You in the New Year
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The Crucial Question for Beginning a New Year: What Do You Want?
What do you want in 2023? Most of us will come up with a long list of things. Possessions, jobs, relationships, goals--hey, it's a new year, and hope is in the air! I wonder, though, if any of our things have any resemblance to the things God recommends to us in this collection of Scripture… Continue reading The Crucial Question for Beginning a New Year: What Do You Want?
Do You Want a Quiet Heart?
Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled by Martin Lloyd Jones: A Book Review Sometimes we get it all wrong when we read Scripture. We translate sentences through a syrupy grid of sentimentality ("Oh, that's so comforting . . ."), when what we are looking at is a command. Do this. Thus begins sermon number one of… Continue reading Do You Want a Quiet Heart?

