"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6

Biblically Informed Self-Knowledge

As a new Christian in 1930, C. S. Lewis was learning terrible things about his heart—the unfathomable layers of pride. It is astonishing how similar his description of his own heart was to the description Jonathan Edwards gave of our inscrutable strata of self-admiration. Here is Lewis writing to his friend, Arthur, amazingly within a…

The Habit of Private Prayer

The Habit of Private Prayer via J.C. Ryle Quotes by Erik on 8/19/09 “What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I believe that those who are not eminently holy pray…

The Holy Spirit

Beginning a series within a series…due to Christ’s teachings in our current study in the Gospel of John we will for the next few weeks conduct a Biblical survey of the Holy Spirit…who is He and what is His role? Click here for the first installment in this series. Every time we say, ‘I believe…

Husbands – Be Like Christ – by C.S. Lewis

John Piper spoke yesterday about the husband’s role as head. He did so by quoting C.S. Lewis. I thought it was tremendously thought provoking. Read it below. What follows is one of the greatest reasons for a man to get married and stay married: not the rapturous flame of eros, but the refining fires of…

Invite Them To Come In

by Mark Altrogge on July 27th, 2009 You may not always be able to share the gospel with someone, but there’s an often overlooked opportunity to evangelize that’s so easy even a caveman can do it – invite people to church. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones says there is a “mysterious element in the life of the…

Thomas Brooks

The person of Christ is the object of faith. It is Christ in the promises that faith deals with. The promise is but the shell, Christ is the kernel; the promise is but the casket, Christ is the jewel in it; the promise is but the field, Christ is the treasure that is hid in…

God is Mighty to Save

“God is Mighty to Save” is a song we sing a lot aroung Springs of Grace. It is also a truth we believe. This testimony encouraged me today to pray for God’s mighty work of salvation to blow on many “impossible” hearts in Tulsa. Ray and Lisa are my friends. Their testimony of being delivered…

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