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Category: THEOLOGY
How to Feed a Pastor: The Secret Life of a Happy Man – David Mathis
As pastors, our first priority each day is not to serve God, help his people, or engage in other ministry, but to get our soul happy in God. Listen Now…
Hymn: “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”
God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay; Remember Christ our Savior Was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan’s power When we were gone…
God Still Speaks: Reading the Bible with Astonishment – Seth Porch
A new year of Bible reading is upon us. Some, like the five wise virgins who prepared their lamps beforehand, have already sketched out a fresh strategy to read through…
Precision Matters: The Necessity of Clear Definitions – John Piper
Why do precise definitions and clear statements matter in an age of ambiguity? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how a commitment to clarity safeguards the…
Hymn: “Behold! the Mountain of the Lord” by Michael Bruce
Behold! the mountain of the LordIn latter days shall riseOn mountaintops above the hillsAnd draw the wondering eyes. To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow;…
Is Jesus Our Example?
Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. (1 Peter 2:21) In one sense, the answer is easy. Is Jesus our…
Is Heaven a Real Place Right Now? – John Piper
Is heaven a physical place that exists right now? As Pastor John answers, he encourages us to focus mainly on the relational, not the spatial, aspect of heaven. Listen Now…
Wisdom and Knowledge
In college, I majored in philosophy. On the very first day of the very first course that I took in philosophy, the professor wrote the word philosophy on the chalkboard,…
Prayer Dies Without Delight – Marshall Segal
Those two things — glorifying God and enjoying God — do not always coincide in this life, but in the end they must be the same thing. We may pray…