Catching up

I have not been reading blogs much for a while, but recently checked out REF21 again.

Carl Trueman has some gems:

Where Has Critical Appreciation Gone?

The Forgotten Insight & The God Of The Cross

Also, there is this from Paul Levy.

Have a blessed day.

Comforting the depressed

" . . . but we were afflicted on every side: conflicts without, fears within. But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us . . . " (portion of 2 Corinthians 7:5-6)

Ecclesiastes, The Preacher

I finished reading Ecclesiastes this morning. As I thought over what I read it seemed to me that that is what I am living right now—the vanity and futility of everyday life. Yet there is hope, even in this book. It is the hope that is to be found in faithful obedience. My prayer for myself, and for all who might read this, is that we would be able to fill our lives with faithful obedience to the Word of God.

Remembering my Mom

My Mom died in March at the age of 82. I, my wife, my sister and her husband were at her bedside when she died. It was a difficult thing to do, but I am glad I was there. After she died we sat there in the hospital room with her body while we waited for the funeral home to show up. As I waited I looked at that dead body, but my thoughts went back to earlier, happy years. I remembered the times she held me when I was small. I tried to imagine my earliest years when she would have fed me with a small spoon in her hand, trying to get me to eat strained peas, or some such baby food. I remembered her in the kitchen, making cookies and cinnamon rolls and cake. I remember her bandaging my scraped knees and elbows. I was never really close to my Mom, the way my sisters were, but now that she is gone I miss her very much. She was a believer. She trusted in Jesus Christ alone for her ultimate salvation. She believed in . . ."the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting." I look forward to seeing her again!