Right At Home September 19, 2007
Posted by broadwell in Family.2 comments
Not quite four months ago Cortney and I bought our first house. Somewhere along my travels someone made the comment “How’s your new house? Is it home yet?” I got to thinking about what makes a house a home. I have this friend that I don’t see too often, but when I do see him we usually pick right up where we left off. The last time I saw him I think we knew that we were not going to see each other for awhile and so we prayed together before we parted. In his prayer he made this remark, “Jesus you are our home.” It resonated deeply with me and I’m not sure if I will ever forget that moment. I did not ask what he meant when we were finished, I didn’t feel I needed to. So back to the question of what is home. Home is where we are truly ourselves. Home is living and becoming. Home is safe and warm. Home is family. Home is acceptance. Home is rest. Home is love.
Piper on “Gospel”Doctrine September 18, 2007
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”Gospel doctrine matters because the good news is so full and rich and wonderful that it must be opened like a treasure chest, and all its treasures brought out for the enjoyment of the world. Doctrine is the description of these treasures. Doctrine describes their true value and why they are so valuable. Doctrine guards the diamonds of the gospel from being discarded as mere crystals. Doctrine protects the treasures of the gospel from the pirates who don’t like the diamonds but who make their living trading them for other stones.”Doctrine polishes the old gems buried at the bottom of the chest. It puts the jewels of gospel truth in order on the scarlet tapestry of history so each is seen in its most beautiful place.”
From Piper’s God is the Gospel
