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Ruthless Trust
Title – Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin’s Path to God Author – Brennan Manning Publisher – New York: HarperCollins, 2000 In his book, Brennan quotes various writers and theologians on almost every page. Some I appreciate and others not so much. … Continue reading
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Tagged Answers, Brennan Manning, grace, Jesus, prayer, Ragmuffin gospel, retreats
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War of Words
Title – War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles Author – Paul David Tripp Publisher – Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 2000 There are four things that I would like to say about Paul David Tripp. … Continue reading
Posted in Counseling
Tagged communication, forgiveness, grace, Jesus, love, scripture
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Riches in Idaho Falls
I have been doing a study in the book of Ephesians. The first three chapters unfold “the riches of His grace.” It is staggering to consider what has been bestowed upon me as a sinner in southeastern Idaho. Union … Continue reading
From Judaism and Law to Christ and Grace
Title – From Judaism and Law to Christ and Grace Author – Arthur U. Michelson Publisher – Los Angeles: The Jewish Hope Publishing House, 1934 This is a fascinating window into early Jewish evangelism in America before World War II … Continue reading
The streams of living waters
See the streams of living waters, springing from eternal love, well supply thy sons and daughters, and all fear of want remove: who can faint, while such a river ever will their thirst assuage? Grace which, like the Lord, the … Continue reading
Life Together
Title – Life Together: a discussion of Christian fellowship (wikipedia) Author – Dietrich Bonhoeffer (wikipedia, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) Publisher – New York City: Harper & Row, 1954 (translated and with an introduction by John W. Doberstein) Several days ago … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian fellowship, church, Community, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, gospel, grace, Jesus
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The Treasures of Fanny Crosby
Book title – The Treasures of Fanny Crosby Publisher – Barbour Publishing, Inc. I finished reading this little paper-back jewel. It’s stellar. If I remember correctly, I think I picked this up for free in a stack of books at … Continue reading
Established by grace
Taken from today’s reading in The NKJV Daily Bible: “For it is good that the heart be established by grace . . .” (Hebrews 13:9b) You have all probably heard this acronym before, but I repeat it again. Grace is … Continue reading
Jesus is Better Than You Imagined
Jesus is Better Than You Imagined (video trailer, Idaho Falls Library call number – 248.4 MERRITT) Publisher – FaithWords: New York, New York, 2014 Author – Jonathan Merritt The author is a southern Baptist. He weaves his life story on paper … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelical, God, grace, Idaho Falls Library, Jesus, legalism, Merritt, moralism, perfectionism, prayer, sanctification, suffering, Tchividjian
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James
Title – James Author – Daniel M. Doriani Publisher – New Jersey: P&R Publishing, 2007 1. Unlike Martin Luther, Doriani does a fine job in bringing out the gospel through the book of James.