Thabiti Anyabwile’s friend Fred Zaspel has an insightful funny bone when it comes to thinking about dating his daughters. First, Dad has some rules about life and the young man who might want to date his daughters (click the picture): And then he has a helpful application (click the picture): Amidst the humorous manner […]
Read More Wanna date my daughters???The next general election is three weeks from today. Are you wondering who to vote for or what the issues are? Get your free Voter’s Guide here:
Read More Free Voter’s GuideWhile we may know that we need to cultivate discernment, many of us may not know how to be more discerning. So, here are a couple of resources that I have found beneficial: Tim Challies’ book, The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment is not only a call to discernment, but it is a helpful guide for […]
Read More Discerning helpJohn Stott reminds us that there is value in reading passages that appear to be for unbelievers only (passages like Eph. 5:1-6). His words are another way of saying that we need the gospel every day. We live dependent on gospel truth every moment of our lives: It would be easy for Christians to speed-read […]
Read More It’s worth readingWhen Paul says “Let no one deceive you with empty words…” (Eph. 5:6), it is not only a warning that there is a world system and an evil ruler of that system and individuals in that system that will attempt to pervert truth and delude others and destroy lives, but it is also a call […]
Read More Sunday Leftovers (10/10/10)I received this from my friend Gary in response to yesterday’s post about books; I laughed and laughed when I read this. And apart from Step 12, I think his tongue was implanted in his cheek (at least a little bit). I think. (While standing) My name is Gary and I am a bookaholic! A […]
Read More Twelve steps for book buyersIs suffering inherently bad? Would it not be better to have every good thing we desire? Charles Spurgeon, who suffered from Bright’s Disease and depression, and yet was able to maintain an amazing amount of productivity and ministry, answers: Happily for us our happiness does not depend upon our understanding the providence of God: we […]
Read More Would it be good to have everything you desire?The love of books (and the desire for the acquisition of more) is no new phenomenon among pastors. William Symington, a 19th century pastor wrote, The love of books is with me a perfect mania. When I see anything particularly advertised, I immediately conceive a wish to have it — I persuade myself that really […]
Read More The love of booksIsaiah was written to the people of Judah in a time when they had again turned away from God. It was to serve as a warning to the people that if they would not repent they would have to suffer punishment. And while the punishment was immanent, they still were promised blessings in the future. […]
Read More Reading IsaiahAt the Desiring God National Conference last weekend, John Piper was honored with a festschrift. The volume, appropriately entitled For the Fame of God’s Name, is edited by Justin Taylor and Sam Storms and includes articles by colleagues at his church and Desiring God, and long-time friends and co-laborers — men like D. A. Carson, […]
Read More John Piper honored with a new bookPaul says that after putting off sexual sin (Eph. 5:3-4a), the believer is also put on the contrasting righteous action of gratitude. When tempted to sin as an expression of his discontentment with God, the believer is to consciously cultivate gratitude in his heart. How might we express gratitude in our hearts and with our […]
Read More Temptation and gratitudeIn Not Even a Hint, Josh Harris has a helpful section on the lies the world system offers about sexual temptation and the truth Scripture reveals about those lies. I turned his principles into a chart that I find helpful in seeing the difference in worldviews: Or, download it as a PDF.
Read More Sunday Leftovers (10/3/10)I have to come up with an easier and less time-consuming way to update my “currently reading” and “recently on my iPod” pages. Haven’t figured it out yet, so they aren’t updated as often as they could/should be. But, today they have been updated. Hope to do it again in less than three months, unlike […]
Read More Books and audio updatedFrom Josh Harris (Not Even a Hint): It doesn’t matter what something is rated, or how popular it is, or how seemingly innocent it appears. If it hardens your heart toward God, if it obscures your awareness of the ugliness of sin and the holiness of God, if it takes the edge off your spiritual […]
Read More Entertainment industry, the portrayal of sin, and discernmentIn another helpful “Ask the Counselor” video clip from CCEF, the question “When should I talk to my children about sex?” is answered: Summary: Talk often, talk freely, and talk soon.
Read More When to talk to your children about sex
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