Some great reading & watching from this weekend…
TOMORROW is our annual United Service in Cedar Springs. I have the privilege of sharing the Word this year. Stoked!
“You that have ability, and have talents, devote yourselves to God’s cause. Give yourselves up to his ministry. I would to God there were more of those who are successful in professions, men who either in medicine or law would attain eminence, who would consecrate their talents to the ministry….” —Charles Spurgeon
“There is a reason why Jesus not only calls us to simplicity and brevity, but also to persistence and tenacity [in prayer]. The demand for prevailing prayer exposes those who pray in a passing away, as if they are just trying to cover all their bases. They are not looking to God as their only hope. They are trying God out alongside other resources. Such praying does not prevail.” —John Piper
“Above all, grieve not the Spirit. Quench not the Spirit. Vex not the Spirit. Drive Him not to a distance, by tampering with small bad habits and little sins. Little jarrings between husbands and wives make unhappy homes; and petty inconsistencies, known and allowed, will bring in a strangeness between you and the Spirit. … The man who walks with God in Christ most closely, will generally be kept in the greatest peace. The believer who follows the Lord most fully and aims at the highest degree of holiness will ordinarily enjoy the most assured hope, and have the clearest persuasion of his own salvation.” —J.C. Ryle
Amazing discoveries! Life under Antarctic’s ice.
A great reminder from Steve Lindeman, the newest pastor in Cedar Springs: Rules.
[VIDEO] John Maxwell talks about the advantages of endurance.
I love Sarah Palin’s classy response to Richard Dawkins’ crude and insensitive tweet.
Craig T. Owens 