A class I lead on Wednesday nights is reading John Piper’s book, The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce. In the Introduction, Piper wrestles in a very transparent way about… Read More ›
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D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the new paganism
I am reading Iain Murray’s two-volume biography on D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. If I were to teach a class on pastoral ministry, I would make it required reading. Lloyd-Jones was in many ways, years ahead of his time. He pastored in… Read More ›
A sobering reminder: the fate of the unbeliever
I am almost finished working my way through 2 Thessalonians as I prepare to preach the epistle in a few weeks. I work on sermons several months before I preach them. I like to have studied a book completely before… Read More ›
Enoch walked with God…
My favorite Old Testament character is Enoch. We know so little of him yet we have so much to learn from him. Enoch made it into the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11:5! The record in Hebrews tells us he was… Read More ›
2012? 2009 has enough trouble of its own!
The 2012 phenomenon that is prevalent in the popular culture holds to a series of cataclysmic events that will occur on the earth in 2012 ushering in the end of the world as we know it. These events are rooted… Read More ›
God’s strong call
Justin Taylor over at the Gospel Coalition has just posted a blog about the calling of John Piper into pastoral ministry. While it should be read by anyone considering pastoral ministry, it is a profitable read for any believer.
The motive of repentance: love to God
I am reading the book, The Doctrine of Repentance by the great Puritan writer, Thomas Watson. In it Watson gives six elements of true repentance: Sight of sin Sorrow for sin Confession of sin Shame for sin Hatred for… Read More ›
The Hidden Smile of God
A small group study I lead just began reading John Piper’s book, The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd. It is the second volume in a series… Read More ›
We are not in Kansas anymore
Sometimes we pastors try to impress on our people the fact that not only is the world changing, but so too the church. There was a time in America where the church influenced the culture. Then came the modern world… Read More ›
Open theism, free-will libertarianism, and evil
If you are looking to challenge your mind and heart a bit, I encourage you to pick up the book I referred to in the previous post, Suffering and the Sovereignty of God. I have been reading through Mark Talbot’s… Read More ›
God Incarnate 