Author: jamesgsppencer

Reflecting on Psalm 119:165 (“Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble”), D. L. Moody notes, “Sometimes I am amazed to see how little it takes to drive all peace and comfort from some people. Some slandering tongue will readily blast it. But if

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I was recently made aware of a post John Piper made prior to the 2020 election.  I do not read Piper on a regular basis, but am generally aware of his work and ministry.  After reading the post entitled, “Policies, Persons, and Paths to Ruin: Pondering the

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Check out my latest article on greed for Worthwhile Theology Magazine. “When greed becomes our way of being in the world, we forget that when we serve the God of the scriptures, we have the time to be patient and discerning. We have the security to wade into the complexities

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I started college in the fall of 1996 at Washington University in St. Louis.  I entered as a chemistry major, which lasted until my first chemistry lab.  I quickly realized that being a chemistry major involved doing a lot of dishes.  After washing beakers and

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The last time I did Strength Finders my top strength was “achiever.” Throughout most of my life, I would say that attribute has manifested itself more than any other. For a long time, I was stuck in a cycle of achievement. I’d start a project, work had to get it done, and

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On the heels of the first debate, it is a good time to think about what it means to be Christian first as we participate in the democratic process. You can read more in my recent contribution (“God Appoints, We Choose?” to Worthwhile Theology Magazine ar

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