I pray that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, being able to reflect upon the Lord’s goodness and care for you! This week, we have three articles about giving our attention not to the world, not to whatever clangs the loudest or says “look at me!” but instead to the Scriptures and to how we pray…
- “The job of the teacher is not first to speak of or out of his experiences, but to speak of and out of the Word.” Tim Challies does a wonderful job of pointing out that experience is a good thing, but even more importantly, the Word itself tells us what is true – and that is more valuable than any experience or qualification out there.
- As much as I love the blessing of good books, this article by Jim Elliff echoes something that has been rattling around my own head over the past year: do we look to the Scriptures first? Do we love the Bible more than the latest Christian bestseller? Does it get the best of our time? Or do we care more about what other folks have said and written about the Scriptures? What does the ratio of time spent in the Bible versus time spent in books about the Bible say about your own priorities?
- It wasn’t long after I arrived in Sioux City that I heard a wise, older pastor speak about “praying until you pray.” What does that mean? Glenna Marshall offers a helpful – and encouraging – explanation.
