Humility Is Sobriety

We just got back from LBC all-church camp. I got rocked.
Throughout the weekend, Dr. Snider would come back to this thought: humility is to look beyond ourselves to see God as He truly is. He mentioned the Tozer-ism that humility is the gaze of the soul upon the majesty of the Father and the sacrifice [...]

Taking Grace for Granted

A few weeks ago, Peter Lim, an elder from Lighthouse Bible Church, gave a sermon titled “The Dangers of Growing Up in a Christianized Environment.” Among the dangers he discussed, the one that really struck a chord in my heart was the danger of taking grace for granted.
By God’s grace, I had the chance to [...]

Firestorms

Update
Our house is fine. Some context for you non-San Diegans out there: I live in the evacuation zone in an area (county?) called Rancho Penasquitos, which is probably four or five miles south of one of the burn areas. There was a mandatory evacuation on Monday morning to ours and surrounding areas. So we quickly [...]