“Here’s the reason to be sceptical about claims to have “solved the debate” in a new way…. In this debate, there are a basic set of questions, and these questions can only be answered in a certain number of ways. All of those questions have been asked, and the possible answers have all been given.” - David de Bruyn
“Both in theology and in practice, we’ll get ourselves into trouble by picking between two equally true ideas. We make enemies of what should be friends…. Take the classic matter of how divine and human agency relate” - TGC
The coffee shop’s hubbub distracted nineteen-year-old Hani from the thoughts that troubled him. This Cairo hotel was a refuge. But the steaming cup before him could not quench the misery in his soul.
“Spurgeon is unpacking a truth often repeated in Scripture. God doesn’t keep time like we keep time. His ways are not our ways (Isa. 55:8). What is unanswered to us is simply moving right on his timetable for him.” - TGC
“God is not a Republican. He is certainly not a Democrat. He is also not American. He is not Canadian, Russian, Ukrainian, British, French, Egyptian, Iraqi or Iranian…. Our tendency in any conflict–be it a war or political fight–is to claim that God is on our side. ” - P&D
“Was God being insincere in His command and if so, shouldn’t Abraham have said, ‘No, God. Child sacrifice is evil.’ We need to unpack this question because it touches our daily walk and the temptations that we face regularly.” - P&D
“In the second chapter, Packer explains that divine sovereignty and human responsibility are not at odds with one another. They are an ‘antinomy,’ which he defines as a situation ‘when a pair of principles stand side by side, seemingly irreconcilable, yet both undeniable.’” - London Lyceum
“Jesus said, ‘Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, “Lord, by this time he smells, for he has been dead four days.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?’” (John 11:39–40, LSB)
Mary and her sister Martha must have sat together, grieving in their home as they waited for Jesus. Why was He delayed? They knew He loved them and had informed Him of Lazarus’s sickness in time for Jesus to rush in and heal their brother. What happened?
In my daily Bible reading, I always appreciate it when I am going through the Proverbs. It seems that each chapter has several nuggets of truth that fit my life and what is happening in that moment. Sometimes the themes are frequently repeated in my heart, things that the Lord is continuously dealing with me about. Other themes are needed reminders in that specific time of my life.
“4% say God chose Trump for president in 2024 because God approves of his policies; 2% say Biden won in 2020 because God approved his policies” - RNS
