The stream of God’s grace

“Only by living in the stream of God’s grace will I find the strength to respond with grace toward others.” 

Philip Yancey

"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.  Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.  And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." 
Ephesians 4:3 - 5:2

Seattle

Feb. 2nd, Naho and I had a date at Restaurant Seattle (before I went north to the area devastated by the tsunami.) We enjoyed some pasta.... No, the person sitting down is not Naho.... Next week, I hope to enter picts of our ministry in Kamaishi- one of the many cities devastated by the tsunami 2 years ago.

'Worship and the Word'

Worship Seminar 'Worship and the Word' with TEAM missionary Dr. Nancy Nethercott at Abundant Life Church. February 2-3. 

"Then Jesus said to him, 'Be gone, Satan! For it is written (in the Word), '"You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"  Matthew 4:10 

Work....

“Work is the gracious expression of creative energy in the service of others.” Dorothy Sayers

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.... And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.... And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation." Genesis 1:1, 31, 2:2,3

Sundae

Naho and Hosahna enjoying a sundae. The other day, we had a great time at Royal Host in Matsumoto, while the boys went to snowboarding up in Norikura (an hour away).

Charles H. Spurgeon- a Movie

Watch this excellent move on Charles H. Spurgeon's life. Charles Spurgeon Movie - YouTube

Read The Personal Testimony of Charles Spurgeon

"The greatest enemy to humans souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation." Charles H. Spurgeon

"But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner!'"   Luke 18:13

"And such were some of you."

Please read How an Unbelieving Lesbian English Professor Became a Reformed Pastor’s Wife by Justin Taylor

"Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 

See the Interview with Rosaria Butterfield; January 11, 2013 on YouTube Read portions of the interview with Rosaria: WORLD | Journey of grace | Marvin Olasky | March 23, 2013

Read Gay father defends traditional marriage | Angela Lu | World / March 14, 2013

Also read An Open Letter to the Church from a Lesbian – Justin Taylor