by Peter Sammons | 3 Jun 2021 | Articles, Resources
God has created and re-created us in Christ to bring glory to him in all we do. We are designed and redeemed to be people of praise, living our lives by faith, trusting and worshipping the God who is there, is sovereign, and good. The truth is that he is loving,...
by Peter Sammons | 10 May 2021 | Articles, Resources
Take some time to read Lamentations 3:1–39 before continuing with the post below. I have said the difference between crying, which is human, and lamenting, which is Christian, is that crying is without hope, whereas lament is hopeful. Lament is prayer. It is directed...
by Peter Sammons | 4 May 2021 | Articles, Resources
In the last post, we looked at truth and honesty, where truth is the objective doctrinal, theological, biblical reality of who God is. The God who has revealed himself and his attributes to us in his entirely sufficient, infallible, inerrant, authoritative, inspired...
by Peter Sammons | 12 Apr 2021 | Articles, Resources
The ceaseless passage of time that makes up our lives is often likened to water flowing under a bridge. “Lots of water has passed under the bridge since—.” Sometimes, it is peaceful: “When peace, like a river, attendeth my way.” Sometimes, it is joyful, like a...
by Peter Sammons | 31 Mar 2021 | Articles, Resources
“To cry is human; to lament is Christian,” said Mark Vroegop. But what is lament, and how is different to crying? We all cry, for various reasons, in this broken and painful world, and many tears are common to Christians and non-Christians alike. The tears shed when...
by Peter Sammons | 29 Mar 2021 | Articles, Resources
This series of articles was birthed when our brother, Tommie van der Walt, asked me to write an article on pastoring the suffering. Perhaps he considered me qualified as a result of the grief and suffering we as a family have experienced. In January 2008, my...
