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19/08/2026

I realize other important events dominate today's headlines, but here's something of greater eternal significance.

For the love of Christ:

Jesus Christ is God in human flesh. Christian, His humanity is essential to your salvation and your walk with God.

His humanity identifies Him with us.

In the life of Christ, a man has obeyed God’s law. His perfect righteousness can be credited to your account.

In the person of Christ, you have someone who can sympathize with you in your trials and temptations.

In the cross of Christ, a man paid the penalty for breaking God’s law. His payment can cleanse you from the guilt of your sins because it satisfied the demands of God’s law.

In the ascension of Christ, a man has become your representative before the throne of God. His blood and righteousness avail so you can stand before God as well.

In Christ, God became a man so He could give the full blessings of God to us.

He is one of us. He is near.

We have a brother in heaven.

Let there never be any question about the goodness of Christ or his good intentions toward his disciples.

The reality of his humanity puts such matters to rest.

"Who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:6-7).

~Pastor Don

17/08/2026

The God who redirected Jonah from Tarshish to Nineveh is perfectly capable of dealing with the wayward loved ones who cause you so much heartache and concern.

Blessed is the man or woman given the grace to wait patiently on Him in the meantime. It is a sore trial indeed.

The Good Shepherd who in love shed blood on the cross for your soul, and who in love numbers the hairs on your head, has not lost sight of the pressing burden on your heart.

He never would. He never could.

Trust your Lord afresh then, my dear friend, and in quietness of soul rest in Him. Yes, let faith rule even as the good ship of providence carrying your loved one sets sails in the wrong direction.

Christ is still Lord over the sea.

~Pastor Don

14/08/2026

This phrase is not original to me (I prolly saw it in J.C. Ryle), but true Christians everywhere without exception would affirm:

"I am sorry that I have not served Christ better, but I am not sorry that I have served Christ."

He has been an infinitely far better, consistently faithful, and exceedingly gracious Master than I have been a faithful servant.

His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

~Pastor Don

12/08/2026

Whenever I miss the old days, I need to remember it's the new days that God has ordained for my present service to Him.

~Pastor Don

10/08/2026

A gentle word to my Christian friends, especially those who love biblical counseling. Sometimes a sympathetic ear will do more good than pointing out with precision the errors you can identify in a discouraged person's thinking. Make great room in your heart to win the person, not simply the point you think is at hand.

~Pastor Don

07/08/2026

Christian, if men within the church have dealt with you treacherously, take these five principles to heart so you can grow in godliness rather than lapse into bitterness.

1. Remember your Lord knows the experience of treachery, having received the traitor's kiss from Judas Iscariot. Enter into the fellowship of His sufferings.

2. See the evil of treachery and resolve that, whatever men may have done with you, you will be a Christian with integrity.

3. Look at your circle of influence and initiate faithfulness.

4. Practice the words of Paul: "Forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:13-14).

5. Repent of your own treachery in other situations and seek forgiveness from those you've betrayed.

If the treachery still impacts your life, commit your cause to God and trust that in His faithfulness He will eventually overturn it. They may mean evil against you, but God means it for good (Genesis 50:20), and you will soon enough see His goodness in the land of the living.

~Pastor Don

05/08/2026

The thought is not original to me, but I’ve replayed it in my mind many times in my adult life. It was made in a ministry context, but has broader application in life:

“Most men overestimate what they can do in five years, and underestimate what they can do in twenty.”

It’s a call to patient faithfulness in little things consistently over time, as opposed to periodic outbursts of frenetic activity interwoven with seasons of sloth and indifference.

Those who pay attention to the actual work, as opposed to calling attention to themselves as they work, will have the better of it in the end.

~Pastor Don

03/08/2026

My Christian friends, we walk by faith, not by sight. Sometimes we hold to that for a very extended time when there is nothing external or visible to give us confidence or comfort.

Our God is great, gracious, and good. He sees our situation and hears our prayers. He is working out his plan. Our suffering leads to eternal glory as we wait patiently on him—no matter how intolerable or unjust other things may seem in the interim.

That is enough, whether or not we feel it in any given season of life. After we have suffered for a little while, he will himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish us.

“He cannot fail. He will prevail. Have faith in God; have faith in God.”

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

~Pastor Don

31/07/2026

Dear friends, priorities lead to choices, and choices lead to consequences.

You cannot prioritize both God and money; you cannot love both Christ and the world; you cannot both be saved by grace alone while taking pride in your own goodness.

You must take up the cross and follow Christ and leave the rest behind.

Any other priority leads to unthinkable consequences in the end.

~Pastor Don

29/07/2026

There is often a subtle descent into sin when the Christian experiences the Lord's external blessings in life. Initial gratitude gives way to presumptuous expectation which gives way to a sense of prideful entitlement.

You can recognize the descent when you resent with a complaining spirit the removal of the blessing.

Consistent confession of sin will humble the heart and combat the prideful entitlement; persistent expression of thanksgiving will combat the presumptuous expectation.

But the surest antidote is this. Call to mind often that the Son of Man had no place to lay his head (Luke 9:58). You'll marvel that He has given you more than He took for Himself, and perhaps love and worship Him a little more deeply than you did before.

~Pastor Don

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