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Charles Spurgeon identified the first sign of God’s call to the ministry as “an intense, all-absorbing desire for the work.” Those called by God sense a growing compulsion to preach and teach the word, and to minister to the people of God.
“At its most basic, Christianity is about a Father and his children.”
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
“But to call God “almighty” does cause problems for some. J.I. Packer says, “Men treat God’s sovereignty as a theme for controversy, but in Scripture it is a matter of worship.”
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
“The poet’s point is obvious. Trying to access the power of a vocation by mere memory and incantation will shortly make a mess of things.”
― The Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus
― The Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus
“The harlots who have no imagined righteousness to protect will be dancing into the Kingdom while you have your alleged virtue burned out of you!”
― A Glimpse of Jesus: The Stranger to Self-Hatred
― A Glimpse of Jesus: The Stranger to Self-Hatred
“the Heidelberg Catechism asks, “What comfort is there that Christ shall come to judge?” Answer: “That the one who comes to judge is the very same person who previously came to be judged for my sake and has removed all curse from me.”8”
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
Tj’s 2025 Year in Books
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