Consider This - Entries written by Greg RoushMaking Sense of CancerSuffering is a difficult thing for us to understand, especially when it happens to ourselves or to a loved one. How's that for an understatement? It doesn't help that the suffering and the heartache that surrounds it are compounded by confusion over... More Teaching Intelligent DesignA friend sent me an article [reporternews.com] the other day about the similarity between Intelligent Design (ID) theories and conspiracy theories. And I just read an article [newscientist.com] this morning about legislation allowing ID to be taught... More Thinking About IllustrationThere are times as a teacher of the Word and preacher of the gospel when I envy the gifted storytellers, who can tell an entertaining story, keeping us at rapt attention, conveying biblical truth while telling us about that time when Aunt June left... More Mitt Romney and MormonismPresidential candidate Mitt Romney is getting a lot of attention --- both good and bad --- for his Mormon faith, so much so that he felt it necessary to give a speech specifically on the topic (you can learn more here [npr.org]). The result is that... More Not AlwaysGod may ask someone to put herself in physical danger, But not always. God may ask someone to a distant, unfamiliar place, But not always. God may ask someone to give all his possessions, But not always. God may ask someone to leave his family... More Enough with the Sin Already!Pastor Hirsch has been preaching though Romans for several weeks, now, and all he seems to want to talk about is sin and how sinful people are and how desperately far from God everyone is. Isn't Romans about the gospel and grace and justification... More My WayWe live in a day of unparalleled customization. I can get everything from my Whopper to my online news tailored exactly to my preferences. I even read that Florida is considering having high school students declare a major in order to follow a more... More I Was Going to Post a New Article, But ...It's been a while since I've posted an article on this site. It has occurred to me several times that I should, but I didn't. The reason is simple: I decided to do something else. Granted, sometimes that "something else" was to do nothing at all,... More Forgive First, and Ask Questions LaterThis past Sunday Pastor Hirsch spoke about "eating" the sin of your spouse as a fundamental part of a cross-centered marriage, that the forgiveness we find in Christ should be mirrored in our relationships with others. That sounds good in a sermon,... More |
They say of some temporal suffering, “No future bliss can make up for it,” not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory.
C.S. Lewis
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Pondering what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, and worthy of praise.
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