From Puritan Richard Baxter, Practical Works (London, 1830), 2:420-21: Penitent sorrow is only a purge to cast out those corruptions which hinder you from relishing your spiritual delights. Use it the… more →
Already Not Yetwrote 1 day ago: While I’m spending the week with my fiancee I won’t be doing any writing/chapter summari … more →
wrote 1 day ago: This is adapted from a post that was originally published on September 9, 2011 In case you need to b … more →
wrote 2 days ago: This post is part of Reality in the Rhythms, a segment on this blog weighing the messages of modern … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: A mailbox review of John Piper’s Desiring God (Revised 25th Anniversary Edition): Desiring God … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Before I even get to the book, can I just say how much I love John Piper? His preaching, teaching, w … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: 18″x18″, enamel and oil on wood, 2013, Scott Fairchild “Saying with a loud voice: … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I keep on reading books these days and end up wondering what happened to Scripture being our authori … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: This sermon was presented for my homiletics class in my 3 year of bible college. A written transcrip … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: “Battling unbelief,” is another way of saying, “Living by faith in future grace. … more →
wrote 1 month ago: What is Christian hedonism? In John Piper’s book Desiring God, he thoroughly explains the mean … more →
wrote 1 month ago: From Puritan Richard Baxter, Practical Works (London, 1830), 2:420-21: Penitent sorrow is only a pur … more →
wrote 1 month ago: If we desire to give God the Glory and worship that He rightfully deserves, we should seek to s … more →
wrote 1 month ago: When I was in the Navy, we often joked about the Morale Suppression Squad! We would make statements … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Introduction: One thing I have often struggled with has been putting joy into my worship of God. I h … more →
wrote 1 month ago: John Piper tells us: “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” Ev … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Christian Hedonism is a liberating and a devastating doctrine. It teaches that the value of God shin … more →
wrote 2 months ago: What excites your soul? What stirs happiness and joy in you? On what does your mind think when every … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Christian Hedonism, 38″x50″, oil on wood paneling, 2013, Scott Fairchild This work uses … more →
wrote 2 months ago: This is not about knowing. The very idea of treasuring is cheapened by suggesting it is only about k … more →