31 December 2014

I Want the Spirit of Glory and of God to Rest on Me

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How do I get it? Extended retreats of solitude and meditation? Buckled down resolutions? Fasting and prayer? Mortification of sin? ...
30 December 2014

The World's Eye Was Put Out

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Samuel Rutherford, reflecting on the three-hour darkness from noon to 3:00 p.m. as Jesus hung on the cross: Darkness was all in Judea when...
26 December 2014

Six Theses on the Bible

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Excellent thoughts from my brother Gavin as we head into a new year of Bible reading.
18 December 2014

Against All Intuition

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The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength. (1 Sam 2:4) One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withh...
15 December 2014

Sharing Christ with Nominal Family Members

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Lovely counsel here from our brother Chris Castaldo, via the Billy Graham Center. 
13 December 2014

What the Lyrics Should Have Been All Along

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21 October 2014

God's Work Begins When Ours Ends

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Jack Miller, writing in 1987 to a fellow pastor under criticism-- God's work begins when ours comes to its end. Sometimes His presenc...
20 October 2014

Confession, Freedom

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HT: Sean Brown
17 October 2014

How Does the Holy Spirit Actually Produce Change in Us?

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A rich and wise answer from Abraham Kuyper: Dwelling in the elect, the Spirit does not slumber, nor does He keep an eternal Sabbath, in id...
13 October 2014

The Fury of the Theologians

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On April 17, 1560, Philip Melanchthon was two days away from death. He asked friends of his to take him into his study. He could not walk, ...