Author Archives: Jacob Young

About Jacob Young

Jacob is the lead pastor of King’s Cross Church in Manchester, New Hampshire, and a church planter with Sovereign Grace Churches. He and Michelle have been married for 9 years and they have 3 boys, Lord help them. He’s a fan of a good pipe, the Patriots and the Red Sox. Tom Brady is the best quarter back of all time. Of. All. Time.

blog moved

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Jacob Young

Hey folks, I hope this gets to the RSS readers: I’ve moved my blog over to my new domain: A Living Oak. All links will redirect there, but in case you read via RSS or e-mail, I didn’t want you … Continue reading →

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Suffering with Jesus

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jacob Young

It was over two years ago now. I’d gotten a concerned call from Michelle and headed home from work. When I got there, there was even more reason to be upset and confused. The next day we found out we’d … Continue reading →

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The prayer of a father in the middle of the night

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jacob Young

The Lord has been very kind to me over the last year to help me see my need for Jesus in the bare hours of the night when he uses my son to teach me that I am not God, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Practicing Affirmation

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jacob Young

Have you ever just wanted a handbook on how to be a friend? Maybe you’re like me (but probably not), friendship seems hard and difficult, messy and constantly a source of feeling like an absolute failure. Or maybe you are … Continue reading →

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A few more quotes on Heaven

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jacob Young

I posted earlier today a quote from J.C. Ryle on Heaven. I’ve been looking to compile a few quotes from our fathers in the faith from earlier generations, and hit a gold mine at Nick Roark’s blog Telle Lege. I … Continue reading →

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Heaven is with Christ. That is all we need.

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jacob Young

We are hosting a retreat at our church this weekend on Heaven, so the subject has been on my mind a good bit while. Bellow is a small but powerful thought from J.C. Ryle on Jesus’ prayer for us about … Continue reading →

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Why you need the Holy Spirit

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jacob Young

In doing a little research today, I ran across a section I’d marked in On Communion with God from a previous read that I thought I’d share. I tend to like lists, especially pithy ones that pack a lot of … Continue reading →

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Prayer of a weary parent in the morning

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jacob Young

Man’s highest happiness consists in holiness, for it is by this that the reasonable creature is united to God, the fountain of all good. ~ Jonathan Edwards, Charity and Its Fruits, 39. Dear Lord, Your goodness crafts and molds every … Continue reading →

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Tiger-Eye Prowls: A poem to my son on his first birthday

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Jacob Young

Tiger-Eye Prowls A poem to my son on his first birthday The good Lord’s stories are dust and flesh,             Breaking the waves as faces and families. So how do I, a flesh-skinned utterance,     … Continue reading →

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His Providence Controlled by Promises

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Jacob Young

In the opening pages of John Flavel’s The Mystery of Providence, he makes a comment that helps me see how the Bible affects me today. Rom 8:28, “and we know that all things work together for good to them that … Continue reading →

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