Tag Archives: trust

UPDATE: Amos and Story

Posted on February 17, 2010 by bkingr

At her blog, Jamie Ivey has been posting updates regarding the integration of their two newest family members, Amos and Story, into the family. The latest update gives a glimpse into how difficult adoption can be. Amos asks me every … Continue reading →

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God's Glory

Posted on November 19, 2009 by bkingr

An interesting twitter discussion has arisen between Mark Lamprecht Wes Widner and Jacob Hall. Friends of Mark’s have a six year old son who has developed a brain tumor and on his blog, Mark posted John’s facebook entry about Faith, … Continue reading →

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rebuilding a marriage after an affair

Posted on August 5, 2009 by bkingr

here is another Piper answer. this one regarding what to do to rebuild a marriage after one of the couple has had an affair. Tough timely stuff. HT vitamin z more from Piper on this subject here

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conception of self part II

Posted on August 4, 2009 by bkingr

earlier I quoted C.S. Lewis in Perelandra to illustrate the point that our enemy has as his project the inflation of our ego to the point that we find it difficult to deny anything to ourselves and our own vision … Continue reading →

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who do you trust? part III

Posted on July 24, 2009 by bkingr

all right, now let’s go back where we started. In John 10:10, Jesus contrasts himself and his mission with the thief. The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus came to bring abundant life. and here are we sheep … Continue reading →

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going with what you know

Posted on April 22, 2009 by bkingr

sometimes in the midst of heartbreak and pain, it is easy to lose sight of God. We get overwhelmed. Platitudes and cliches in that moment don’t help. That is why I love the Psalms. David was an emotional guy on … Continue reading →

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do we tolerate sin?

Posted on September 11, 2008 by bkingr

Ligonier has a book review of Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate (NavPress, 2007) by Jerry Bridges. Tragically, the idea of sin has disappeared in many churches, and where the concept remains, it is sometimes deflected. In other words, … Continue reading →

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