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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 →

The concert was coming very soon and rehearsals were not going smoothly.   I am in the choir and I was supposed to perform with about thirty-nine other singers.  My prayers about the upcoming performance were simple; “Lord, help me to … Continue reading →

In the previous post, I commented on J.I. Packer’s idea that if we know God we will have the energy to pray to Him.  It is more than that: we have a need to pray for God’s cause, whether in … Continue reading →

J.I. Packer has already stated that when people truly know God, they are not worried about their losses in life.  They also do not bear their burdens like crosses, feeling their plight is unpleasant and trudging on, like loyal soldiers … Continue reading →

I AM THE PROBLEM “I am only saying that true change, true life-giving change would have to start with the individual.  I was the very problem I had been protesting.  I wanted to make a sign that read, ‘I AM … Continue reading →

“Knowing versus knowing about”.  This section of J.I. Packer’s Knowing God really means something to me and I am inclined to share.  Sometimes, I get very personal about what I am reading.  I sometimes pass along my experience as a … Continue reading →

“The proper study of mankind is man.  The proper study of a Christian is the Godhead” [words from one of C.H. Spurgeon’s sermons]. As I have discussed in previous posts, J.I. Packer is taking us on a journey in his … Continue reading →

“Meditation is the activity of calling to mind and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows.…meditation is a lost art today.”  J.I. Packer,  Knowing God. I would agree. Meditating on truth, Scripture, … Continue reading →

Who needs theology?  In other words, who needs to study God? J.I. Packer poses this question because he thinks that this may be today’s popular attitude toward the study of God.  Today, many just don’t find the study of God … Continue reading →

What is the book Knowing God? J.I. Packer calls it a “treatise on God” but not really.  He backs off that bold statement, saying at best it is “a string of beads: a series of small studies of great subjects.” … Continue reading →