by Joe Romeo | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Paul calls upon Christians to “pray without ceasing.” But what does that mean? I recently got some help from reading the Puritan pastor Ezekiel Hopkins (1633–1690). He observed: “To pray without ceasing is not to be engaged...
by Joe Romeo | Aug 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
In volume 2 of Stephen Charnock’s The Existence and Attributes of God, he has an especially moving section on how God’s goodness in redemption exceeds God’s goodness in creation. I share it with you this week in hopes that it will touch your heart and move you to...
by Joe Romeo | Aug 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
This past Sunday I preached on Psalm 73. And in God’s good providence, I read some of Richard Sibbes’s (1577–1635) remarks on this wonderful Psalm: Carnal reasoning will tell you that God does not see or govern, but has left the earth. But as we go into...
by Joe Romeo | Jul 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Introduction As I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and contemplate my first decade in ministry, my mind wanders back to the seventeen-year-old version of myself. I’m sitting in a folding chair in Heartland Community Church’s gymnasium listening to Pastor Scott...
by Joe Romeo | Jun 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Do you ever find that your Bible reading has become stale? Like nothing significant is happening as you’re reading? I have. And I know I’m not alone. In recent months, I’ve shared my Bible reading practices with several people from Crossroads. For what it’s worth,...
by Joe Romeo | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me (Psalm 57:2). When I think about God fulfilling his purpose for me, I naturally drift toward things like material comforts, freedom from inconveniences, and large doses of verbal affirmation....
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