I Can Do All Things Through Christ

The core of the Gospel - Paul Washer - Quote

2011-06-05T14:41:00.000-04:00

"The core of the Gospel is absent from too many pulpits:
God's justice, man's depravity, the atonement,
true conversion, and assurance."
- Paul Washer

Religion and Resurrection - David Platt

2011-05-09T08:03:00.000-04:00

The Love of God

2011-04-14T15:15:00.000-04:00

"Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky."
~ From the hymn The Love of God by Frederick M. Lehman

A Young Man's Invitation to a Life of Sacrifice - Paul Washer

2011-04-05T09:53:00.002-04:00

A Young Man's Invitation to a Life of Sacrifice from HeartCry Missionary Society on Vimeo.

True believers & Missions - Archibald Alexander

2011-04-05T09:50:00.000-04:00

“True believers earnestly desire the whole world to come to the knowledge of God, and it is their habitual determination to do what in them lies to bring mankind to a saving acquaintance with Him”
- Archibald Alexander

Psalms 47:1-9 - "King of all the earth!"

2011-03-10T20:29:00.000-05:00

(1) To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! (2) For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. (3) He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. (4) He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah (5) God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. (6) Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! (7) For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! (8) God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. (9) The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted!

Poem - George Herbert

2011-03-01T12:15:00.000-05:00

Thou hast but two rare cabinets full of treasure,
The Trinity, and Incarnation:
Thou hast unlocked them both,
And made them jewels to betroth
The work of thy creation
Unto thyself in everlasting pleasure.

~ George Herbert: Ungratefulness

Examine Yourself

2011-02-20T21:02:00.003-05:00

Being Transformed

Romans 3:19-26 - "justified by his grace as a gift"

2011-01-27T19:38:00.000-05:00

(19) Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. (20) For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. (21) But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it-- (22) the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: (23) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (24) and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, (25) whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. (26) It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Psalm 46:1-11 - "Be still, and know that I am God"

2011-01-23T20:39:00.000-05:00

(1) To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (2) Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, (3) though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah (4) There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. (5) God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. (6) The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. (7) The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah (8) Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth. (9) He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire. (10) "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" (11) The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Be still and know he is God!

Photo Contest

2011-01-11T16:54:00.003-05:00

I took my brothers and sisters on a nature walk the other day and brought along my mom's camera. Here is a picture of my little sister Anna Grace observing God's beautiful creation which I entered in this iheartfaces contest.

Jonathan Edward's 70 Resolutions

2010-12-31T22:26:00.000-05:00

Jonathan Edward's 70 resolutions.

Revelation 15:1-4 - "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty!"

2010-12-26T16:23:00.000-05:00

(1) "Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished. (2) And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire--and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. (3) And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! (4) Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

Zechariah 7:8-14

2010-12-20T20:52:00.000-05:00

(8) And the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, (9) "Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, (10) do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart." (11) But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear. (12) They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of hosts. (13) "As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the LORD of hosts, (14) "and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and the pleasant land was made desolate."

Revelation 5:1-14 - "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain!"

2010-12-15T16:35:00.000-05:00

(1) Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. (2) And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" (3) And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, (4) and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. (5) And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals." (6) And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. (7) And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. (8) And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. (9) And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, (10) and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth." (11) Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, (12) saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!" (13) And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!" (14) And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" and the elders fell down and worshiped.

2Timothy 3:16-17 - "that the man of God may be competent" ICDATTC

2010-12-07T19:05:00.000-05:00

I know I just posted this over at Daily Bread, but I think it would suffice to post it here too.
"(16) All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (17) that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."

1Peter 1:3-7 - Imperishable, undefiled, and unfading!

2010-11-27T19:18:00.000-05:00

(3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (4) to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, (5) who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (6) In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, (7) so that the tested genuineness of your faith--more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Psalm 103:8-18 - "he remembers that we are dust"

2010-11-23T20:00:00.001-05:00

(8) The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (9) He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. (10) He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. (11) For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; (12) as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. (13) As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. (14) For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. (15) As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; (16) for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. (17) But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, (18) to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.

"Ole Jefferson" (Josiah)

2010-11-18T15:21:00.001-05:00

I wanted to post this picture of Josiah or "Jefferson" as I call him. His middle name, Courage, fits him right because this picture is of him standing on the back of the couch:) I don't know how I got to calling him Jefferson, but that is what I call him and he calls me "Honey" even though he can say Hunter perfectly well. He'll say, "Honey" (in his loudest voice) and I answer him back, "yes Jefferson". He looks up to me and thinks I'm the world and I love him right back the same.

Importunity in Prayer - Paul Washer

2010-11-14T14:52:00.000-05:00

Importunity in Prayer - Paul Washer

Proverbs 6:6-9 - "Go to the ant, O sluggard"

2010-11-14T14:19:00.000-05:00

(1) Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. (7) Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, (8) she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. (9) How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?

Hosea 14:8-9 - "Whoever is wise, let him understand these things"

2010-11-09T10:43:00.000-05:00

(8) O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; from me comes your fruit. (9) Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the LORD are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.

Titus 2:1-15

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(1) But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. (2) Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. (3) Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, (4) and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, (5) to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. (6) Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. (7) Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, (8) and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. (9) Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, (10) not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. (11) For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, (12) training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, (13) waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, (14) who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (15) Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

Hosea 6:2 - "Come, let us return to the LORD"

2010-11-01T19:13:00.000-04:00

Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.

Quote - John Bunyan

2010-10-21T13:30:00.000-04:00

"Zeal without knowledge is like a mettled horse without eyes, or like a sword in a madman's hand; and there is no knowledge where there is not the word: for if they reject the word of the Lord, and act not by that, 'What wisdom is in them?' saith the prophet (Jer 8:9; Isa 8:20)."

~ John Bunyan

Qoute - Paul Washer

2010-09-21T11:12:00.000-04:00

"Do not fear the death of self, sacrifice, or a life of struggle. These are the very fires that forge a man into the image of Christ." - Paul Washer

Daily Bread

Psalms 139:1-24 (ESV) - You Have Searched Me and Known Me!

2010-09-07T20:05:00.000-04:00

(1) To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, you have searched me and known me! (2) You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. (3) You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. (4) Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether. (5) You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. (6) Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. (7) Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? (8) If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! (9) If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, (10) even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. (11) If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night," (12) even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. (13) For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. (14) I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (15) My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. (16) Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. (17) How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! (18) If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you. (19) Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! (20) They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain! (21) Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? (22) I hate them with complete hatred; I count them my enemies. (23) Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! (24) And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!

Hell - Does Anybody Care?

2010-08-31T19:54:00.001-04:00

The Few from I'll Be Honest on Vimeo.

2010-08-25T10:45:00.000-04:00

Here are some questions that are meant to help us identify the idols in our lives. I read them on the Desiring God Blog, and I thought they were really convicting so I wanted to share them here.

1.What do you most highly value?

2.What do you think about by default?

3.What is your highest goal?

4.To what or whom are you most committed?

5.Who or what do you love the most?

6.Who or what do you trust or depend upon the most?

7.Who or what do you fear the most?

8.Who or what do you hope in and hope for most?

9.Who or what do you desire the most? Or, what desire makes you most angry or makes you despair when it is not satisfied?

10.Who or what do you most delight in or hold as your greatest joy and treasure?

11.Who or what captures your greatest zeal?

12.To whom or for what are you most thankful?

13.For whom or what great purpose do you work?

Live For Eternity (Link)

2010-08-10T20:08:00.000-04:00

Please go watch Live For Eternity over at Daily Bread.

Of Authors Great and Gone

2010-08-01T17:40:00.000-04:00

Of Authors Great and Gone
~By John Horn

'Twas as a boy I loved to read,
And to the classics gave I heed,
To knights of yore, and tables round,
My youthful mind would lightly bound.

To tales of boys who thought like men,
As steady with the sword, as pen,
Whose noble deeds shone evermore,
Regardless, whether rich or poor.

I ask your patience for a time,
Peruse, for me, this little rhyme,
In which, unworthily, 'tis true,
I paint the authors, grand, and few.

The wordy prose of Verne is full,
With concepts grand, alluring pull,
Where scientific thought prevails,
And future's present he unveils.

His men are hearty, bold, and fierce,
Whose open minds knowledge has pierced,
They conquer lands unseen before,
Descending to earth's molten core.

Across the frozen wastes they glide,
Circling the globe with noble stride,
Beneath the waves a path they find,
Though dangers lurk, they are not blind.

Into his men Verne inculcates,
Grand, thoughtful, careful, noble, traits,
And power which could almost be,
Possessed by super-humanry.

And yet, his books contain a charm,
Adventure's strong, uncovered arm,
And boy doth read with bated breath,
'Till right hath caused the villain's death.

Now leave we Verne's prophetic works,
To tread ground where the savage lurks,
And gallant sailors, ships do save,
With "Cooper of the wind and wave."

The sun-bronzed woodsman tracks his prey,
Through gloomy night and shining day,
While painted warriors watch his path,
Prepared on him to wreak their wrath.

With hawkish eye the hunter fires,
Contributing to savage pyres,
His hand is firm, it doth not shake,
His eye as bright as crystal lake,

His limbs like iron bars suspend,
His cause the weaker to defend,
His tongue, unguided, without lie,
His heart prepared, if needs, to die.

The woodland forests stretch to meet,
The mighty ocean's watery street,
Upon the tides sail ships of fame,
Sailored by men of noble frame.

Romanticized the seas have been,
By rivers of J. Cooper's pen,
And pirates lift their bloody flag,
A Spanish galleon soon to bag.

With great precaution journeyed they,
A spy might find their pirate bay,
And 'pon the gallows stark they'd be,
A gruesome picture of the sea.

The gloomy woods and sparkling sea,
Depart we now for G. Henty,
The prince of story-tellers, long,
Holds fast the heart of boy-hood strong.

With armies, brave, the pages flow,
And England's banners proudly show.
His horseman's sword he never stays,
For stallions charge, not dappled drays.

The jockeys are not dressed for show,
Accoutered stern, spears row on row,
The art of war they have long known
Professors grim, with hearts of stone.

The history of each tribe he tells,
Their wars, their peace, and what propels
Their quest for ne'er diminished pow'r,
For which are killed, of youth, their flow'r.

Meanwhile, the hero, brave and young,
A boy of which songs will be sung,
Doth battle life with courtesy.
And thus the pen of George Henty.

The historyed wars and long campaigns,
Dissolve into antiquos rains,
As "Ballantyne the Brave" comes forth,
To prove the world his noble worth.

With gravity and joyous mien,
The earth's remotest parts they've seen,
From desert plains to Arctic wastes,
And sparkling coral seas he hastes,

Into Brazilian jungles thick,
Their paths, his boyish heroes pick,
As well the streets of London town,
They tread 'neath skies of foggy brown.

Himself a man of count'nance firm,
His men unlike the sinnish worm,
Instead their thoughts to ethereal skies,
Soar nobly as the eagle flies.

A boyish laugh, a humored strain,
A conscience clear, left without stain,
A purpose firm, a Christian love,
A deep belief in Him above,

Thus carefully they thread life's toils,
Acquainted with earth's humble soils,
Bereft of pride's eroding hate,
With good sense placed inside their pate.

Aye, Ballantyne a master is,
The art of painting greatness his,
And with respect we turn the page,
Upon this grand, enduring sage.

'Twas Robert Louis Stevenson,
With fingers deft his stories spun,
For Ballantyne he read while young,
And on each word breathless he hung,

Then as a man he soon became,
Himself an author, gained great fame.
"Pieces of eight," the parrot cried,
Treasures of hate, and many died,

As on that classic, dreaded isle,
Lurked pirates fierce, besmeared and vile,
By years debauched, senseless of right,
Dark shadows cast by flick'ring light.

'Twas also on the Scottish moors,
That Balfour met with kingly lures,
Caught 'twixt the Stuart hierarchy,
And England's German monarchy.

Yes, blood was spilt upon the sands,
Some innocent, by wicked hands,
Some shed in hope of better days,
When bright would shine enduring rays.

And so a heritage he twined,
With murderous scenes, and love combined,
With deft hands, weaving mortal threads,
To enter Britain's youthful heads.

If Stevenson ambitiously,
Wrote tales of kings and piracy,
Then Dickens of humanity,
Recorded sorrows dutifully.

The bleakness of the times he wrote,
The flowing tears of men, did note,
Oppressed by knaves, reincarnate,
Of ancient warlords, spreading hate,

Whose riches gained, by tyranny,
O'er feeble wretches gave them glee,
Soci'ties poor, England's outcasts,
Necessedly in constant fasts,

For food is dear, and wages low,
Thus writes Dickens, and he should know,
Himself rescued from vile slums,
By dint of small and hard-earned sums.

And yet upon life's softer side,
He doth occasion'lly abide,
Where crimson bloom the cheeks of maids,
When into sight their love parades.

And so dear reader, you have come,
Through years of scratching pencils' hum,
Unto the last of my chosen,
I thank your patience once again,

For journ'ying with the authors great,
Who long are gone, and yet whose slate,
Is covered with the joyous thanks,
Of those like me in boyhood's ranks.

Copyright, John Horn, 2010

Ballantyne the Brave Blog

Quote of the month by David Brainard

2010-07-07T19:27:00.000-04:00

"I care not where I go, or how I live, or what I endure so that I may save souls. When I sleep I dream of them; when I awake they are first in my thoughts. No amount of scholastic attainment, of able and profound exposition of brilliant and stirring eloquence can atone for the absence of a deep impassioned sympathetic love for human souls."

Psalms 78:2-7 (ESV) - I will open my mouth

2010-05-24T13:41:00.000-04:00

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, (3) things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. (4) We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. (5) He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, (6) that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, (7) so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;

Quote of the Month - St. Augustine

2010-05-08T08:08:00.000-04:00

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds?
Lay first the foundation of humility. ~Saint Augustine

Wanted!

2010-05-01T08:22:00.001-04:00

I thought this was a pretty good western short film so here it is. A group of young men made this, and I saw it on the Ballantyne the Brave Blog.

A Heart and Passion for God

2010-04-30T10:49:00.001-04:00

A Heart and Passion for God - Paul Washer from I'll Be Honest.com

A Call to Wonder - Paul Washer

2010-04-20T08:44:00.000-04:00

A Call to Wonder - Paul Washer from I'll Be Honest on Vimeo.

If We are Faithless, He Remains Faithful

2010-04-20T08:32:00.000-04:00

(11) The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; (12) if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; (13) if we are faithless, he remains faithful-- for he cannot deny himself. (14) Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. - 2Timothy 2:11-14

HOW TO BE PERFECTLY MISERABLE

2010-04-11T18:12:00.000-04:00

How to be Perfectly Miserable

Think about yourself.

Talk about yourself.

Use “I” as often as possible.

Mirror yourself continually in the opinion of others.

Listen greedily to what people have to say about you.

Expect to be appreciated.

Be suspicious.

Be jealous and envious.

Be sensitive to slights.

Never forgive a criticism.

Trust no one but yourself.

Insist on consideration and respect.

Demand agreement with your own views on everything.

Sulk if people are not grateful to you for favors shown them.

Never forget a service you may have rendered.

Be on the lookout for a good time for yourself.

Shirk your duties if you can.

Do as little as possible for others.

Love yourself supremely.

Be selfish.

This recipe is guaranteed to be infallible.

~Author unknown

An Awesome Sunset

2010-04-08T11:40:00.000-04:00

Here are more pictures that I got out at the marsh which is about a third of a mile from our house. I've been going down there every evening at 7:25 and I have never seen such awesome sunsets.

Here is one of Peyton and Noah.

What I'm Reading: Red Rooney by R.M. Ballantyne

2010-04-07T11:40:00.000-04:00

I'm reading this book right now which will be thirteenth by R.M. Ballantyne I have read.

The story opens in the Arctic Circle, as young Red Rooney embarks on a voyage from Greenland. His adventures begin early on in this tale when his boat is crushed by ice and sinks. He is left on the ice to perish until an Eskimo named Okiok finds him. This is the story of his time with the Eskimo community and the spiritual battle between the Angekok (false priest) and Christian missionaries. Written to show life among the Greenland and Artic Eskimoes, Ballantyne gives a glimpse into the pagan lifestyle of these natives, their ingenuity and life at sea, while also showing the effects of the Gospel when missionaries bring the good news of Jesus, transforming life and culture. Filled with interesting aspects of Eskimo life including whale hunts, feasting on blubber, and survival in the frigid Arctic regions. (summary by The Vision Forum.)

Andrew Jackson: Steady Through Sorrow

2010-03-31T13:55:00.000-04:00

Here is a post I pulled off of the Ballantyne the Brave blog, and I wanted to share with everybody.

Andrew Jackson is known for his Indian campaigns, the victorious battle of New Orleans, and two terms of presidency. His rugged exterior, noble heart, and fiery temper have all become legendary. What is not so well known is the sorrow-stricken childhood he experienced.

A month before Andrew Jackson, the famous soldier and politician was born, his father, also named Andrew Jackson, strained himself while at work on their farm and died. His wife was left with two boys, which quickly became three as Andy saw the light of his first day.

Jackson was born in the tumultuous year of 1767. The passions of American colonists mounted as the years rolled towards that glorious day in 1776 when our rights would be declared inviolable as a separate country from Great Britain. When fighting broke out, Andy's elder brother, Hugh, quickly entered the contest and was killed in battle against the redcoats. Passionate young Andrew, fully engaged in the feelings of his countrymen and devoted to American independence, joined the army as a courier in 1780 at the tender age of thirteen, along with his sixteen-year-old brother.

Andrew made himself useful carrying dispatches and orders along the southern roads from commander to commander. During one of the frequent British raids, he and his brother were captured and taken prisoners of war. When commanded to black the commanding officer's boots, Jackson refused, receiving a deep saber cut for his response. His brother was also wounded by the same soldier, after which both were placed in the rotting, fever-infested prison quarters at Camden, South Carolina.

Both lads became ill during their interment, and their brave mother, determining not to let her boys suffer alone, convinced the commanding British officer to let her nurse her sons. Eventually they were released, but Robert, Andrew's only remaining brother, died in quick succession as a result of is incarceration. As a final blow, Elizabeth Jackson also succumbed to the disease, leaving Andrew Jackson as the sole member of his family by the age of fourteen.

These times must have been very black indeed to a young boy just starting in life. However, he buckled to his tasks, and, endowed with a decent amount of capital from his father's estate, provided for himself. He could have wallowed in his misery, bemoaning his losses and feeling sorry for himself. Instead, he "girded up his loins" like a man, and set out on the rough road of life.

Although I don't agree with everything Andrew Jackson did, or believed in, he is an example of a young man who lived through tremendous hardship and grief without giving in. His will was inflexible, his sense of honor impeccable, his temper a glowing ember. However, he had an enormous love for children, and, although not blessed with any progeny, he played a father's role in many children's lives, including that of the famous Sam Houston. Remembering the pain as a child of lacking a father, Jackson filled this role to many of the children who grew up around his home.

Andrew Jackson is another example of an imperfect but noble man, who rose above the conditions in which he found himself, showing indomitable courage, unquenchable energy, and untarnished honor. It is my hope that we all will bear in mind his example!

2010-03-31T07:37:00.000-04:00

Here are some pictures I took recently at my Dad's golf course. My favorate picture is the one of the bird "taking off".

2010-03-24T10:02:00.000-04:00

Here are some pictures I took yesterday and I thought I'd share them . Anna Grace said I was crazy because I only took pictures of trees.:)

Except the LORD build the house

2010-03-17T14:08:00.000-04:00

A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

(Psa 127:1-2 KJV)

2 Timothy 1:8-10

2010-03-10T17:53:00.000-05:00

8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, 10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, a who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,...

You Forgot My Soul

2010-03-09T09:58:00.000-05:00

I wanted to share this poem Peyton showed me today I thought was really good, and convicting.

You Forgot My Soul

You lived next door to me for years;

We shared our dreams, our joys and tears.

A friend to me you were indeed,

A friend who helped me when in need.

My faith in you was strong and sure.

We had such trust as should endure.

No “words” between us could impose;

Our friends were like – and so, our foes.

What sadness, then, my friend, to find

That, after all, you weren’t so kind;

The day my life on earth did end,

I found you weren’t a faithful friend.

For all those years we spent on earth,

You never talked of second birth.

You never spoke of my lost soul

And of the Christ Who’d make me whole.

I’m lost today eternally

And tell you now my earnest plea.

You cannot do a thing for me –

No words today my bonds will free.

But – do not err, my friend, again –

Do all you can for souls of men.

Plead now with them quite earnestly,

Lest they be cast in hell with me.

-Author Unknown.

2010-03-02T10:16:00.000-05:00

I started another blog some time ago, Daily Bread and it's just a place where I post Scripture and sermons and stuff like that. Well I thought I would let other people post on there if they liked, so if you are interested in being a contributer to Daily Bread then you will have to email me at the1sthunt@gmail.com . So if anyone wants to, email me and I'll send you an invite.

Give away

2010-03-01T13:36:00.000-05:00

There is an awsome give away of a book by John Piper over at Winsome Coposition by Karis.

You got to enter Here!

My Help Comes From The Lord

2010-02-25T20:49:00.000-05:00

I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel
   will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your keeper;
   theLORD is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
   nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all evil;
       he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep
         your going out and your coming in
         from this time forth and forevermore.

                    -Psalm 121 (esv)

Take a Swim in the God Pool

2010-02-20T09:57:00.000-05:00

This video is so good! John Piper is talking about "How will God respond to atheism and Richard Dawkins". You will understand the title if you listen to it. Take a Swim in the God Pool

Quote - Noah Webster

2010-02-18T19:44:00.000-05:00

Here is a quote I read here, that is so true.

"All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible." ~Noah Webster

I want to here what you all think and also, if anybody knows or has read a good God glorifying quote, email me at the1thunt@gmail.com and I might post it as a Quote Of The Month.

Hunter H.

~Noah Webster

R.M. Ballantyne

2010-02-13T15:38:00.000-05:00

I like what Ballantyne says in the preface of one of his best books, The Coral Island. It is so true as well as humorous.

“If there is any boy or man who loves to be melancholy and morose, and who cannot enter into the regions of fun, let me seriously advise him to shut my book and put it away. It was not meant for him.”

—R.M. Ballantyne, from the preface to The Coral Islands

Snow!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-02-12T20:05:00.001-05:00

It's SNOWING!!!!!!! I Can't believe it! It has been maybe ten minutes, and our yard is already completely white! Praise God for snow! I think He has a good sense of humor because he is showing those "global warming" people, a little lesson! Dad heard that if it started snowing in Florida, there will be snow in all 50 states! Thats amazing.

2010-02-06T14:20:00.000-05:00

This is a repost of an older post of mine that I really like. Just click the link to go to it.

G.A. Henty Quote

Quote Of The Month

2010-02-06T14:11:00.000-05:00

I'm going to TRY to start doing a Quote Of The Month type of thingy every month and I'll let you all know beforehand, that most of it will be from eather R.M. Ballantyne or G.A. Henty which means it will be mostly related with history, exploration, or battles (G.A. Henty on the military history side, and R.M. Ballantyne on the exploration side). I'll also throw some other stuff in if I read anything.

Today's quote is under the catigory of "the other stuff" I mentioned. Although I didn't read it anywhere, Mom did.

                                                   "Sorrow looks back,
                                                   Worry looks around,
                                                    Faith looks up."

2010-02-04T08:57:00.000-05:00

Just puting some of my pictures I took on here. As you can see I like takeing landscape pictures.

Rescue Haiti’s Children: Field Report from Devastated Orphanage click here

2010-02-01T08:22:00.000-05:00

Rescue Haiti's Children: Report From Devastated Children's Orphanage from Douglas Phillips on Vimeo.

Models of Scripture Memory

2010-01-25T12:38:00.000-05:00

Sharing Christ

2010-01-16T14:09:00.000-05:00

"The Harvest is Plentiful, but the laborers are few;" Those words of Jesus are so true. I thought about something yesterday when I heard about the earthquake in Haiti. First I thought about those words. All those people, a lot of them probably unsaved, just died without excepting Jesus as their lord and savior. Second, I thought of all the Christians who put off sharing the Gospel to some one, or just not at all. I have had hundreds of chances to share the Gospel with my grandparents or other lost family members, yet I have failed miserably in that duty which should be done out of love for them and my savior who suffered and drank the cup of God's wrath so that they may have a chance to spend eternity with him. There are to many laborers today who don't labor to gather in the harvest so that the lamb may receive the full reword of his sufferings. Lets all strive daily to share with those around us often and those who we have never seen before. Again I'll repeat those two Moravian brothers who said this while just having sold themselves into slavery in order to share the Gospel with two thousand slaves on a island where they were forbidden to hear of it. "May the lamb that was slain receive the reward of his suffering!"

2010-01-12T09:14:00.000-05:00

Here is a link to my other blog I hope everyone will take a look at. http://2010dailybread.blogspot.com/

Mom & Treasure

2010-01-05T10:35:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to ask everyone to pray for Mom and Treasure. Mom is really anemic which makes her very tired. As for Treasure she has been sick lately and is also not breathing well at night so this Friday she is going to have her adenoids taken out. Please pray with us for them. James 5:16

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T13:06:00.000-05:00

Happy new year everyone! I can not believe it is already 2010. I know most people write down some new years resolutions or goals to have achieved by the next year, so I thought I would post The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards. These resolutions are my desire for this coming year and the rest of my life. I hope they spur you on to be more like Christ.

Vew and print this out here- http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/ipb-e/epl-10/web/edwards-resolutions.html

M'Cheyne'Bible Reading Calender

2009-12-31T20:27:00.000-05:00

This is a really good bible reading calender that I'm going to do for 2010.

here is a link to where you can print it off, though it is alot. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/d.haslam/mccheyne/calendar/calendar.pdf

Doug's Blog: Dad: A Son's First Hero

2009-12-30T14:41:00.001-05:00

Doug's Blog: Dad: A Son's First Hero

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You Have the Words of Eternal Life :: Desiring God Christian Resource Library

2009-12-23T12:08:00.000-05:00

You Have the Words of Eternal Life :: Desiring God Christian Resource Library

Ping Pong

2009-12-23T09:40:00.000-05:00

My Grandparents got us a ping pong table for Christmas this year and it is so fun. we've been playing game after game, especially Dad. I've never been able to beat Dad and I probably never will :) . Peyton is hard to play with because she is so competitive and she is good.

The Marsh

2009-12-22T11:16:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of the marsh down the road from our house.

The one to the left is my favorite.

2009-12-21T16:10:00.000-05:00

Here is a quote I pulled off of Joshua Phillip's website http://www.ballantynethebrave.com/. It is by my favorite boys literature author, G.A. Henty. This is an example of what is in his books.

"To be a true hero you must be a true Christian. To sum up then, heroism is largely based on two qualities- truthfulness and unselfishness, a readiness to put one's own pleasures aside for that of others, to be courteous to all, kind to those younger than yourself, helpful to your parents, even if helpfulness demands some slight sacrifice of your own pleasure. . .you must remember that these two qualities are the signs of Christian heroism." - G.A. Henty
Here is where you can buy G.A. Henty books, http://www.visionforum.com/boysadventure/productlist.aspx?categoryid=161

Hebrews 1:10-12

2009-12-20T14:12:00.000-05:00

"You, Lord, laid the foundations of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands;they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end."