Journal Excerpt from 12.24.2011 It’s the night before Christmas, and as I’m meditating on the reason for the season I’m reminded of the simplistic, elementary understanding of God’s love. I often think about (and preach about) the HARD truths of the gospel: how Christ calls us to deep commitment and an abandonment of ourselves in order to pursue life in Him. However, sometimes a concentrated focus on that aspect of …
Excerpt from “The Soul Winner”
People will say, “It is all a joke; just hear how those young fellows jest about religion, it is one thing to listen to them when they are in the pulpit, but it is quite another matter to listen to them when they are sitting round the supper table.” I have heard of a man who was dying, and he sent for the minister to come and see him. When …