A believer in Christ is to be pure. In one sense, he already is. The blood of Christ has been applied to his life, and all the impurity of his life — past, present, and future — has been removed. He stands guiltless before God. (That’s an amazing sentence!) But in another sense, he is […]
Read More Are you pure in heart?Among several other titles, I am currently reading Paul Tripp’s new book What Did You Expect? The subtitle is helpful to understanding what God is doing in our lives to conform us to the image of His beloved Son through both our own sins and inadequacies, as well as those of our mates — Redeeming […]
Read More We live in one of two kingdomsTitle: The Last Lecture Author: Randy Pausch Publisher: Hyperion, 2008; 206 pp. $21.95 (paperback and digital versions also available) Recommendation (4-star scale): Imagine you are leaving your job for a new one in another state. You have been with this organization for many years and have mentored many diverse people in the process. What do […]
Read More Book Review: The Last LectureThe Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has long been a very helpful resource and clear-sounding voice on the Biblical position of complementarianism in marriage. And a subscription to the bi-annual journal was always very affordable (I think about $10, if I remember correctly). And now the price is even better — it’s free! Like […]
Read More FREE — Journal of Biblical Manhood and WomanhoodToday at lunch I was reading William Carson’s Letters of John Newton. You can tell by his letter to this woman that she had asked something about how to resist the temptations of the world. His counsel is wise even for our own day: You would have me tell you what are the best means […]
Read More Newton’s counsel on worldliness“The faithful,” writes Tullian Tchividjian, “according to Jesus, are not intended to be fashionable. They’re not supposed to fit in. They’re called out from the world to be ‘odd.’ Our oddness, in fact, is essential to our faithfulness. To put it another way, faithfulness to Christ requires foreignness to the world’s trendy diversions.” What is […]
Read More More resources about worldviewWe wrestle often with the question of “What is the meaning of life?” As Packer has noted, it is not such a difficult question: We also need to recover a true understanding of human life, a sense of the greatness of the soul. We need to recover the awareness that God is more important than […]
Read More What’s important?Today is a day to remember. It was a day to remember the cost of freedom. It was a day to remember those who fought and gave their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today. Fathers, sons, brothers, uncles, cousins, friends and unknown soldiers purchased with their lives our liberty. It’s good to remember. It […]
Read More Memorial DayThinking a little more about worldviews and the world system and the way unbelievers think… It might seem daunting at times to try and sort out what others think about life and the world — what are the core values that drive that individual? James Sire has formulated a series of seven questions that help […]
Read More Sunday Leftovers (5/30/10)Samuel’s books are important for the nation of Israel for they provide not only the monarchy for the nation of Israel, but also include the Davidic Covenant (God’s promise that the Messiah would come from the line of David). Yet in the midst of these books there is much about the reality of sin and […]
Read More Reading SamuelA man must be lost before he can be found by the grace of Christ. One must be in desperate straights before he might be saved by God’s salvation. A man must be cognizant of and convicted by his unworthiness before God will redeem his sin and use that man for God’s own glory. A […]
Read More One must be lostIn today’s Bible reading, we read the book of Philippians — a favored book of many because it is one of Paul’s most personal and intimate letters and strikes a strong note of encouragement to rejoice in Christ. Of note, joy is not only encouraged, but it is even something that is commanded — a […]
Read More Reading PhilippiansA few articles I’ve come across on the internet recently that are worth reading. Here are the articles with some samples from each of them: “Pornography — The Difference Being a Parent Makes” Political scientists and sociologists long ago came to the realization that one of the most significant indicators of political behavior is parenthood. […]
Read More A few articles worth readingIn a recent four-part series, David Powlison answered the question, “What is Biblical Counseling?” (audio). He has also made available his lecture notes and two other related articles. This material would be good supplement to what Keith is doing in the Tuesday evening GBI “Biblical Counselor Training Class.”
Read More What is Biblical counseling?Continuing the thought from yesterday’s sermon of Paul’s presupposition that salvation will always produce transformation, Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote this: …regeneration is the profoundest change in the world, and that therefore we must always keep this in the forefront of our minds. A Christian is not just a man who has decided to be a little […]
Read More Regeneration is the profoundest change
