Archives for September 2013

“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep” (Rom. 12:15). This is the call to all of us who profess faith in Jesus Christ. Someone in our congregation passed the article below on to me on the day we all heard about Dan Leeper’s dad, Ron, going home to be with the Lord. In light of a dear brother and his family going through such pain, how ...

The article below, by Jon Bloom of Desiring God Ministries, delivers a powerful blow to the joy-sapping, courage-depleting sin of self-pity. Christians wrestle against this sin in subtle ways all the time, but we hear little about it. I've been searching for wise and convicting teaching on how to combat this sin, and I wanted to share with you one of the best battle plans ...

I hope that a new generation of believers discovers the rich treasure of wisdom found in Richard Lovelace’s The Dynamics of Spiritual Life: An Evangelical Theology of Renewal (IVP, 1979). ...

May these words of Jesus entice us to seek the face of our Father with renewed intensity: “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”...