PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 01 & 02 March

                          HASTE He that believeth will not make haste – Isaiah 28:16  Be not rush with thy mouth, and let not they heart be hasty – Ecclesiastes 5:2  The best that can come from rashness is repentance. – John Trapp  Devotion without discretion is like a hasty servant that runs away without his errand. – … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 01 & 02 March

PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 27 February

CHASTENING AND SONSHIP  If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons – Hebrew 12:7  Chastisement, whereof all are partakers – Hebrews 12:8  The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat. – john Bunyan  Affliction is a badge of adoption. – Thomas Watson  A Christian’s life can … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 27 February

“Never, Never, Ever, say these 15 comments to a Victim of Abuse”

Sometimes folks with the best intentions can say the most harmful things. In this article Sue Cass points out some of those very hurtful things one should never say to a victim of abuse. In fact unless you are a trained counselor, I would recommend the less said the better. That is not to say … More “Never, Never, Ever, say these 15 comments to a Victim of Abuse”

PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 26 February

APOSTASY  A falling away – 2 Thessalonians 2:3  Whatsoever {whosoever*} begins in hypocrisy will end in apostasy. – Richard Sibbes  Apostasy is a perversion to evil after a seeming conversion from it. – Timothy Cruso  Indifference in religion is the first step to apostasy from religion. – William Secker * my edit  Taken from: The … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 26 February

No … “Saul the Persecutor” did not become “Paul the Apostle”

A ‘sticky’ misconception I keep coming across both in the church world and in the seminary world is the notion that God (or, specifically, Jesus) changed the name of a certain figure of importance that we now typically refer to as “St. Paul.” CONTINUED AT Source: No … “Saul the Persecutor” did not become “Paul the … More No … “Saul the Persecutor” did not become “Paul the Apostle”