Monthly Archives: June 2019

Knowing God… When you consider the title of J.I. Packer’s book, it sounds like a believer is trying to do all the knowing, but Packer* flips this around at the end of Chapter 3.  God knows us.  God knows me. … Continue reading →

“The Bible puts flesh on these bare bones of ideas by using pictures and analogies.”* Stop for a minute and think about that.  Would we understand the Bible without some of the word pictures that are in The Book.  Probably … Continue reading →

The further I went in my studies at the university, I found myself “specializing” in particular aspects of speech communication.  That is just what happens when one begins advanced study of a subject; it is the common pattern.  What got … Continue reading →

I have spent a lifetime in the classroom*.  I have assigned literally thousands of reading assignments.  I have asked countless questions of students about classroom subject matter.  Over the years I grew accustomed to students who weren’t quite prepared for … Continue reading →

As J.I. Packer closes chapter two of Knowing God, he is ready to share his first steps toward knowing God.  He has already delineated four pieces of evidence that someone knows God. People who know God have great energy for … Continue reading →

Contentment… Today it is hard to find anyone who claims that they are truly content.  The definition of contentment is the state of being mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are. Most of the time, many people report … Continue reading →