If you love your wife like Christ loves you (Eph. 5:25ff), then your marriage will be wonderful, right? Ummm. No. And that is the tension for some men. They believe that the end of loving their wives is that they get what they want — a happy, peaceable marriage. But that’s not the point of […]
Read More If you love your wife like Christ loves you…“And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,…” (Heb. 11:32-33; NASB) One man had a weak faith. One was a weak […]
Read More Faithful men and a faithful GodWhile his most well-known sermon is about hell, Jonathan Edwards seems to me to be most eloquent, passionate, and happy when writing about heaven. Three examples: This, therefore, may be your consolation, that in heaven your heart shall be enlarged, you shall be enabled to praise him in an immensely more perfect and exalted manner […]
Read More Three contemplations of heaven…which means that the conference will start soon! Our flights leave Tuesday morning. Can’t wait.
Read More Shepherds’ Conference banners are up…Normally my office door stays wide open because I enjoy having people stop in and visit for a while. However, on occasion a project demands my full attention, so I close my door. For a number of years, that closed door would periodically burst open, and people would come running into my office, yelling loudly […]
Read More The door is openOne of my favorite books (and one that we are currently giving away in our church gift bags) is now available for free as an audio download: R. C. Sproul’s, The Holiness of God. Download it at Audiobooks.
Read More Free audio book: The Holiness of GodItems of interest with biblical implications from around the internet in the past week: Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the death of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Justin Taylor has compiled short biographical videos and a number of other resources of interest concerning the great preacher’s life. Paul Tripp talks about the grace of confession — “no […]
Read More Grab bagA new book by my Dad has just been released: Heaven Revealed. This has been a particular labor of love for him, since my mother went to be with the Lord six years ago. And this week it has been released. Here is some basic information about the book, including a free download of the […]
Read More A new book: Heaven RevealedThe practice of communion is not only a fundamental activity of the church, but it is also an indicator of the spiritual health of a believer — including his fellowship with other believers and his trust in God’s work in his life in past events. Your willingness to forgive is directly related to your remembering […]
Read More Forgiveness and communionThe gospel is for everyday. Every believer should preach the gospel to himself everyday. The gospel which saves us is also the gospel which sanctifies us. This is not merely the suppositions of men; the apostle Paul wrote in Col. 1:6 that the gospel “has come to you, just as in all the world also […]
Read More Sunday Leftovers (2/27/11)It is a temptation to think lightly of sin — to ignore it, overlook it, and dismiss it. The temptation is to consider its consequences as insignificant and unimportant. Those who are broken, penitent, contrite, and grieved are considered to be over-reacting and morose. “It’s just not that bad,” too many think. Yet there is […]
Read More What do you think of sin?Virtually every week I read at least one article or blog post about the influence of technology on our culture. Just this morning I read one post that defended some positive impacts of technology, and specifically, social media. And I watched a video that was quite entertaining, but of little redeeming value (is this really […]
Read More Let the technology buyer bewareAfter the development of the biblical counseling movement under the leadership of Jay Adams a generation ago, that movement has expanded greatly in recent years through organizations like NANC, CCEF, and ABC. In fact, growth has come so quickly and gone in so many directions that it is sometimes difficult to tell who is who, […]
Read More Unifying biblical counselorsIf you have been married any significant length of time, both you and your mate have changed significantly. The husband or wife is significantly different from the man or woman you married ___ years ago. But that does not mean love has ended. Those changes mean opportunities for the constant rekindling of a biblically distinctive […]
Read More Learning to Love…All Over Again | RPM MinistriesA few days ago, I came across a question, “when is an issue important enough to correct someone?” The issue in that post seemed to be centered on correcting incorrect information (e.g., if something is not true, how often and when should I attempt to correct it?), and in that regard was helpful. However, that […]
Read More When should I confront a brother?
