Chad Lewis’ Blog

A few of our pastors had the privilege to be treated to dinner by Paul Tripp this past week. Paul and his friend were in town teaching a quick class at Southern Seminary .
As dinner rolled on, we began talking about love and Paul mentioned Amos 4. We discussed how God tells the [...]

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In 2002, my life fell apart. I had written my entire story and it was unfolding just how I imagined. Upon moving to Georgia to marry a young lady I’d been dating for 2 years and to begin a new ministry, all was ripped away. It was as if I arrived to [...]

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I carry around a bundle of Scriptures and quotations with me to read at various downtimes in life. One of my cards has the following John Bunyan quotation: “God has gone all the way from the gate of hell, where you were, to the gate of heaven, where you are going, with [...]

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Amy Carmichael was a famous missionary to India for 55 years without a furlough. She was a woman of great joy and sorrow. She said that faith doesn’t eliminate questions, but faith know where to take them. I’m sure that Amy had a lot of questions as she saw young children kidnapped [...]

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So I feel like I’m in a bit of a slump. Baby Thomas is having to share a room with Ginger and me because our house is far from being revamped. We have holes in the walls, unfinished floors, and nails exposed as fun little traps waiting to catch your shin if your [...]

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Ginger and I just got through listening to John Piper’s sermon on George Mueller’s life.
Mueller has long been a hero of mine as his faith in God’s Providence is legendary. As an evangelist, head of orphanages, and missionary, Mueller saw God do amazing things. It is not hard to get discouraged when I [...]

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My friend encouraged me yesterday. The jist of the conversation follows…
It is O.K. to enter a spiritual fog because we know what we believe. The truth remains whether or not we feel it. It must be grounded in our lives so that we can battle to believe when the darkness comes. [...]

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My friend John Cordova is moving to town to work and go to seminary. I recall a conversation we had this summer and something he briefly stated in one sentence has often been on my mind since that muggy, summer day in Florida.
Cordova simply said, “I’m willing to trust God with my eternal destination [...]

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I have recently been reflecting on an idea that still boggles my mind and still gives me comfort. In the midst of intense turmoil and loneliness a few years ago, God impressed something on my heart that has left a lasting impression.
The impression had to do with vision. My vision was limited to [...]

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