Posted in Resources, McCheyne Bible Reading on Dec 30th, 2007 No Comments »
This is the Bible Reading plan that I use. You can go here to find all sorts of tools regarding RMM. I’m also reading his memoirs. The more I find out about RMM, the more I want to use his reading plan.
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Bibllical Reflections on Sep 15th, 2006 No Comments »
In reading this age old story, I am struck by a few thoughts on David and Bathsheba, observations that I hope will be unfolded some time later in a sermon.
1. David Succeeds and Sin Does Too
It seems while David was hanging out at home, Joab’s army was doing pretty well, […]
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Personal Thoughts, Bibllical Reflections on Sep 6th, 2006 No Comments »
The story of David’s defeat of the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 30 is prototypical of David’s commitment and passion to God. It is every reason why David is a man after God’s own heart. David sets out with 600 men to face what is probably a much greater force. Two hundred of […]
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Bibllical Reflections on Sep 5th, 2006 No Comments »
When Saul went to the witch of Endor and talked to Samuel in the apparition, he was told that he would lose his kingdom and die the next day. Here was his response to the vision:
Then Saul fell at once full length on the ground, filled with fear because of the words of Samuel. And […]
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Personal Thoughts, Bibllical Reflections on Aug 14th, 2006 2 Comments »
When I served at a church in Chicago, there was a set of parents who believed that to be good parents meant allowing “kids to be kids.â€? That is, they never disciplined their child no matter what he did. And so he wreaked havoc wherever he went. As frustrated as our church […]
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Personal Thoughts, Bibllical Reflections on Aug 9th, 2006 No Comments »
Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh’s army, 12Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people. 13When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized […]
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Personal Thoughts, Bibllical Reflections on Aug 2nd, 2006 3 Comments »
Admittedly, I have no idea what Samson was like. But in Judges 16, he does not come off as the sharpest tool in the shed. What’s more he has the age-old sinful vice that so many men have, the desire for a woman at any cost. In verse 1, Samson “went in […]
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Personal Thoughts, Bibllical Reflections on Jul 13th, 2006 No Comments »
I was reading in Joshua 18-19 Israel’s allotment of land from the Lord. Of course, previous to this is Joshua’s conquest of the land, a removal of those who inhabited that land before the Israelites. The concept of land ownership is an indelible theme throughout the Bible, especially in regard to Israel. […]
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Personal Thoughts, Bibllical Reflections on Jul 11th, 2006 No Comments »
I love Caleb’s boldness and love for God’s glory. It’s the main reason we gave our first (and only) son Jack the middle name Caleb. My hope for Jack is that if he is ever given insurmountable odds, and a choice to choose to trust God or trust anyone else, he will quickly […]
Posted in McCheyne Bible Reading, Bibllical Reflections on Jul 8th, 2006 5 Comments »
According to John Owen, there are these terrible effects of sin (John Owen, The Mortification of Sin, 72-75):
1. Sin leads to eternal destruction.
2. Sin grieves the Holy and blessed Spirit.
3. Sin causes Jesus to be wounded afresh by it.
4. Sin takes away a man’s usefulness in his generation.
There is nothing, nothing at all worse in this world than […]
