May 25, 2011
A timely word from Mike Whittmer:
"Christians should feel a twinge of sadness every night when we turn in to bed, for we have lived another day without the return of our King. The Lord’s Prayer includes the line, “May your Kingdom come soon” (Luke 11:2). As far-fetched as Camping’s prediction was, his spectacular miss should prompt us to reassess our deepest longings. Will we only scoff at his delusion, or will we also remember that we should want our Lord to return?
Perhaps we aren’t excited for Jesus’ return because we’re too easily pleased with the present....Read More
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April 28, 2011
"When an offense is too serious to overlook and the offender has not yet repented, you may need to a...Read More
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April 27, 2011
Fighting sin isn't easy. That's kinda the point. If it were, no one would sin, right? But have...Read More
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April 27, 2011
"This is a question that many Christians have never thought through. I think that Christians who hav...Read More
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March 21, 2011
Last year my wife read J.I. Packer's defining work "Knowing God." For those familiar with the book,...Read More
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January 20, 2011
Piper with a good word here on articulating your belief over against using labels to describe who you are. "We are Christians. Radical, full-blooded, Bible-saturated, Christ-exalting, God-centered, mission-advancing, soul-winning, church-loving, holiness-pursing, sovereignty-savoring, grace-besotted, broken-hearted, happy followers of the omnipotent, crucified Christ. At least that’s our imperfect commitment.
In other words, we are Calvinists. But that label is not nearly as useful as telling people what you actually believe! So forget the label, if it helps, and tell them clearly, without evasion or ambiguity, what you believe about salvation....Read More
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January 17, 2011
“Clarence Macartney told the story about Dr. John Witherspoon . . . a signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of the (then) College of New Jersey. He lived a couple of miles away from the college at Rocky Hill and drove horse and rig each day to his office at the college...
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December 14, 2010
"Do I, as a Christian, understand myself? Do I know my own real identity? My own real destiny?
I am a child of God. God is my Father; heaven is my home; every day is one day nearer. My Savior is my brother. Every Christian is my brother too....Read More
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November 24, 2010
If I hear one more person say "I don't do doctrine, I just want to love Jesus", I might be tempted ...Read More
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October 20, 2010
From James K.A. Smith’s wise and delightful new book, Letters to a Young Calvinist: An Invit...Read More
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