“The ruler [pastor] should be a near neighbor to every one in sympathy, and exalted above all in contemplation, so that through the bowels of loving-kindness he may transfer the infirmities of others to himself, and by loftiness of speculation transcend even himself in his aspiration after the invisible; lest either in seeking high things [...]
[Food for thought from Steve Turner:]
Here is the creed for the modern thinker. We believe in Marx, Freud and Darwin. We believe everything is okay, as long as you don’t hurt anyone to the best of your definition of hurt and to your best definition of knowledge. We believe in sex before, during and after [...]
I’ve seen others post on their blogs about seizing that often small amount of time between lying down for bed and actually falling asleep. Talk about redeeming the time! I’ve often lain in bed at night willing to God that I could read with my eyes closed, after Emily’s told me to go to sleep [...]
Theology I (Dr. Keathley)
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
New Testament I (Dr. Black)
Dr. & Mrs. Black share stories, pictures, and video from their work in the far away land of Ethiopia. I watched a blind man recite a large chunk of Matthew’s gospel in Amharic which he was able to memorize from cassette. Younger [...]
Being an owner of Overcoming Sin and Temptation (gratias tibi ago, JBA) I knew what to expect with this title. I am extremely grateful for volumes such as this new edition of John Owen’s Communion with the Triune God published by Crossway. There are several reasons to rejoice at this printing.
First, while John Owen’s works [...]
I don’t normally like to post snatch or hat tip (”HT”) because I should make my blog my own, not just aggregate everyone else’s. However, my man John Piper has written words that encourage the soul and point to the magnitude of God’s gospel shining in the face of Jesus Christ in When Does God [...]
I’m sure you have heard preachers ask the question, Why, after you’re saved, doesn’t God just take you out of the world? There are probably more answers to this than there are categories of High School Musical memorabilia; but I think there’s a (lame) analogy in baked barbecue chicken (which, as you can guess, [...]
