David C. Price

A Good Word for the Wise

Proverbs 26:20

I was sitting at my desk this morning and looked out to see this beautiful, though damaged, spider web on my balcony. Two things immediately, though almost imperceptibly, sprang to my mind: First, a spider had spun this web and, two, it was damaged. I then reflected on the fact that it would have taken so much more effort to convince myself that it had somehow materialized due to an impersonal…

A Manifesto of Grief

On Sunday, I shared an excerpt im my sermon from the post Tim Challies wrote the day after his 21 year-old son, Nick, suddenly died. Today, I want you to read the “manifesto” he wrote as a resolution to how he would deal with it that he recently shared. I know you will be challenged and encouraged as I was as we face our own seasons of grief and trial to the glory of God: A Manifesto for Times of…

Trials are a Gift. No, really.

Trials are a part of God’s comprehensive protection we read about in Psalm 91 and lead to godly maturity written about in James 1.

Hungering and thirsting after righteousness

Profound statement on the gospel

The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. ~ Tim Keller

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:21

Do the hard work of filling your mind with these.

Do the hard work of filling your mind with these.

Getting Off of the Emotional Rollercoaster

As I prepared for my message (54:20) this past week, I gave a lot of thought to the role of emotions in the Christian’s life. How much do we rely on them? What weight should we give them in assessing our spiritual health? Is the presence of deep emotion the sign of deep spirituality or is it possible that we can experience a false sense of maturity and well-being depending on our understanding of…

Do You Believe Into Christ?

Do you ever consider the difference in believing in Jesus as compared with other things you believe in but that don’t have much impact in your life? If not, you probably should. Consider the opening words of J.I. Packer’s classic book, Growing in Christ: When people are asked what they believe in, they give, not merely different answers, but different sorts of answers. Someone might say, “I…

Shaking Away the Chaff

Anyone who knows me knows that I love everything about coffee, from roasting to drinking. I have roasted my own coffee beans for about 20 years. Even so, a very simple but profound truth came to mind while roasting this past Saturday. When I finish roasting, I take the round cage full of beans and shake them vigorously, giving them a terrible beating, yet not so hard that the beans are…

Is living in peace your priority?

Are you actively pursuing peace in your life? It usually takes great intentionality and always humility. Let’s be honest, neither of those comes easy. Conflict is exhausting and pride is strong. Even so, living in real peace is a worthy prize — something I’m trying to focus on and improve in my own life and the struggle is real! Why the emphasis on “real peace”? Because I want to make sure you…

Obituary for my mother, Martha Lee Price

Martha Lee (Gartee) Price was born in Canton, MS on February 7, 1933, to the late Clifton Cornelius (Buck) Gartee, Jr. and Lessie Lee (Ross) Gartee. While still very young, Martha and her family moved to Jackson, MS, where she lived for most of her life. She peacefully entered the presence of Jesus in the early hours of August 21, 2021, in Chattanooga, TN. Martha married her beloved husband,…

Book Recommendation: The Songs of Jesus (A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms)

The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms read.amazon.com This Sunday at The Gathering, we kick off our annual Summer preaching series “Summer Under the Psalms”, a multi-year “walk” straight through all 150 Psalms. In light of that, I’d like to recommend a book to you that will help you if you are interested in learning how to pray through the Psalms, “The Songs of Jesus: A…

Boston Bound: Two Months of Summer Missions for Jacob

We just put Jacob on an early morning flight bound for Boston. He will spend the next two months working with a church plant in the Back Bay area of the city.  He’s really been looking forward to this for a couple of reasons: he’s interested in church planting, so this will be a good opportunity to experience the process for himself. Secondly, being born not far from Boston gives the area a…

The Fight for Life

I’m so thankful and proud of the elected leadership in Tennessee for standing up to the abortion industry. As Planned Parenthood continues to expand it’s reach, now focusing on Chattanooga, Tennessee has just passed a bill that declares personhood at the time of conception. The bill now goes to the desk of Governor Lee for approval. According to a bill passed Thursday by the Tennessee General…