I must follow, if I can

Pursuing it with eager feet / Until it joins some larger way

  • passion…

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on May 7, 2005

    “When you are at the end of your rope … When you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you … When you are torn apart with hunger …”–these are times Jesus says the life of God can take deep root (Matthew 5:1-6). These are times when desire for... [Read More]
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  • "Removing the Veil"

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on April 27, 2005

    John Piper is fond of quoting the catechism, which says, “The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever.” But the capacity for this manner of enjoyment is something impossible for man in our fallen state. Our grandfather Adam has planted in all of us a... [Read More]

  • As Unto the Lord…

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on April 25, 2005

    I just read something in Disciplines of a Godly Man that goes along perfectly with what Pastor Sam said yesterday about 1 Thessalonians 4:11b-12a–“…work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside…” (NKJV). Kent Hughes makes an important point, although... [Read More]

  • Spiritual Bankruptcy

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on April 15, 2005

    David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him.... [Read More]

  • ‘My sheep hear my voice’

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on April 12, 2005

    I am overjoyed at hearing about friends who have been receiving clear direction from the Lord lately. There is a clear distinction between His voice, when we just KNOW it’s Him, and the ‘confirmation’ and ‘peace about it’ that we produce for ourselves through rationalization and reasoning—when we consult other... [Read More]

  • John & Jen Brookman

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on March 17, 2005

    A couple weeks ago my friend J.B. was diagnosed with cancer. Prior to his diagnosis, someone from church had a ‘word’ for him that he was supposed to start journaling, but that this journal wasn’t for himself, but it was to bless other people and help them through their issues.... [Read More]

  • "What Mortification Is Not"

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on March 11, 2005

    5. Occasional victories over sin are not mortification. There are two occasions or seasons in which a man who is fighting with a particular sin may seem to have mortified it, but has not in reality. (i) When that sin breaks out sadly and seriously in a way that greatly... [Read More]