It can be easy to slip into a pattern of unengaged prayer that draws from familiar routines. We can even find our prayers taking on a measure of lifelessness. Consistent,…
Category: THEOLOGY
$5 Friday (and More): the Westminster Confession of Faith, Martin Luther, and Richard Sibbes
It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as spiritual growth, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Martin Luther, Richard Sibbes, the Apostles’ Creed, the…
Loneliness Limits Ministry: Why Pastors Need Good Friends – Stephen Witmer
In my early years as a pastor, I kept my head down and my hand to the plow. I was driven and conscientious. Although I had some dear friends, and…
From Gods to Gallows: How the Fear of Man Undoes a Man – Marshall Segal
Anyone who has fought the fear of man knows that the fight is rarely simple. The war is usually less like lining up head-on in an open field, and more…
The Supremacy of God in Preaching: Conclusion – John Piper
People are starving for the grandeur of God. Christian preachers, more than all others, should know this truth — and shape every sermon accordingly. Listen Now Read More Desiring God
The Fifth Commandment and the Household
Here’s an excerpt from The Fifth Commandment and the Household, Iain Duguid’s contribution to the July issue of Tabletalk: According to Leo Tolstoy, “Happy families are all alike; unhappy families…
Hymn: “I Know Whom I Have Believed” by Daniel W. Whittle
I know not why God’s wondrous graceTo me He hath made known,Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love,Redeemed me for His Own. RefrainBut “I know whom I have believed,And am persuaded…
The Fifth Commandment and the Household
Here’s an excerpt from The Fifth Commandment and the Household, Iain Duguid’s contribution to the July issue of Tabletalk: According to Leo Tolstoy, “Happy families are all alike; unhappy families…
Faith Won’t Survive Without Friends – John Piper
We all need people who will remind us that Christ is far better than sin, and that unrepentant sin destroys. Without friends, our faith won’t survive. Listen Now Read More…
A Safe Place for Sinners to Change: Six Marks of Gospel Presence – Joe Rigney
Hidden sins destroy Christians because they’re hidden. Far too often, Christians wallow in the darkness, smothered by the guilt of sins that they are too ashamed to name. It’s impossible…