The Works of God

What follows is a conversation I imagined I might have with Paul in heaven, following a little editorial comment he made during Pastor Sam’s prayer at church last night. There are at least four significant theological issues embedded in here.  More than one isn’t entirely settled in my own mind and will probably generate questions [...]

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The Knight clan is unplugging from the internet to enjoy God’s created world and each other.  For the next week it will be mostly blog reruns here, some from before we were The Works of God.  Except for post for July 21; that one is new. Lord willing, I’ll be back to it on July [...]

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Twice a year Dianne and I are left scratching our heads. What should we get Paul for his birthday and Christmas? Today is Paul’s birthday.  He is 15 years old. Our typically-developing kids are easy – they tell us what they want!  And their interests and desires have changed as they have grown. Paul tends [...]

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Andrew Laparra and Stefan Green filmed Dianne and me last weekend.  This is what Andrew created out of that session. To God be all the glory!

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At a small gathering last night for some friends of Desiring God, I met a dear saint who had a sister with Prader-Willi syndrome. Her sister died at age 35, many years ago. Here are a few quotes: “It is entirely a grace that mom and dad stayed married.” “I’m glad I’ve forgotten so many [...]

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Is Just the Way I Am simply the product of a family, particularly one young woman, who has made ‘lemonade out of lemons’ by persevering through hardship and now has a good story to tell?  Or is there something much more profound, God-centered and God glorifying happening? David Michael is the Pastor for Parenting and [...]

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In the middle of the list of things to do or remember on our whiteboard, I saw this: I’m grateful for these reminders!

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If you have not yet read Dr. Mohler’s blog from yesterday, The Scandal of Gendercide – War on Baby Girls, I recommend it. What is amazing is that he is commenting on an article, War on Baby Girls: Gendercide, in The Economist, a secular publication that believes “in free trade and free markets. . .“ [...]

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A word on disability and God’s sovereignty from Jim Elliff at Christian Communicators Worldwide:  What does luck have to do with it? Here’s a sample, on God’s sovereignty in the midst of suffering: I know that it might seem insensitive to say that God is in control. But this is what the Bible teaches, like [...]

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I just finished reading Beyond the Summerland to my children, who enjoyed it very much.  It is the first book in the Binding of the Blade series by L.B. Graham.  We just started book two.   One of the main characters is a blind prophet by the name of Valzaan.  Wise, courageous, and completely trusting in [...]

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