“Sanctification, by which our hearts and lives are conformed to the law, is a grace of God communicated to us…”  Walter Marshall, a great puritan preacher of the 1600’s, said these words in a book called The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification where he outlines the essential Biblical teaching regarding how we grow spiritually. Since my wife and I home educate our children and attend a family integrated church there is the possibility that we could rely on these wonderful things to carry us through the Christian walk; but as Walter Marshall said it is the grace of God that sanctifies us, not an external action, even if that external action is a good thing. Read More

Proverbs 29:18 tells us “Where there is no vision, the people perish…”

We know this to be true in the business world.  Companies spend enormous sums of
money every year to craft their mission and vision statements.  They align
their goals and investments with these statements and tailor each employee’s
development plan around attaining the prescribed vision. Read More