Moving from Gloom to Gratitude
In Psalm 77, the psalmist didn't feel grateful. He felt gloomy. Will the Lord spurn forever and never again be favorable? Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?...
Keep ReadingIn Psalm 77, the psalmist didn't feel grateful. He felt gloomy. Will the Lord spurn forever and never again be favorable? Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?...
Keep ReadingAs Thanksgiving approaches, I want to ask you a simple but searching question: What is your standard of giving?...
Keep ReadingOn Sunday night I quoted from Russell Moore on how the Lord used adoption to help him understand in a fresh way the precious biblical doctrine of adoption. For those who want to read the full article from which I quoted, here is his cover story in the July issue of Christianity Today: "How Abba Changes Everything." I warmly commend it to you....
Keep ReadingC.J. Mahaney explains from Jude 1:20–21 three practical ways to keep yourself in the love of God....
Keep ReadingUnbeknownst to him, Charles Spurgeon preached his last sermon on June 7, 1891, concluding a life of faithful & powerful ministry amidst astonishing trials and afflictions. Here are his last words from the pulpit......
Keep ReadingA hymn by John Newton on the deceitfulness of sin...
Keep ReadingHere is the closing prayer from John Piper's book Spectacular Sins and Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ. A Closing Prayer Gracious and glorious Father, because you are rich in mercy, and great in love, and sovereign in grace, we ask that you would make this little book a window onto the panorama of your glory, and a skylight to your supremacy in all things...
Keep ReadingHere are three important questions to ask whenever you read the Bible....
Keep ReadingTim Keller and David Powlison help us answer the question, "What should I do when I hear 'bad reports' about a person, a church, or a ministry?"...
Keep ReadingA.W. Tozer encourages us regarding our afflictions and God's sovereign & merciful purposes...
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