Who are “the elders”? The term sounds strange in modern ears. For those not raised in the church, or not raised in churches with “elders,” it can be a perplexing…
Category: THEOLOGY
Recovering the Priority of Personal Holiness
“If the Word does not dwell with power in us,” wrote Puritan John Owen, “it will not pass with power from us” (The Works of John Owen, vol. 16, p.…
$5 Friday (And More): Martin Luther, the Canons of Dort, & Reformed Theology
It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as Martin Luther, the Canons of Dort, reformed theology, grace, Richard Sibbes, and more. Plus, several…
Mothering at the End of Me – Liz Wann
I entered motherhood with certain expectations. I thought I would be happier than I was, and I thought mothering would come more naturally and easily. I still loved being a…
To All Who Need Rest: How Jesus Welcomes the Weary – Jon Bloom
Life is hard. There is so much that makes us feel weary: our vocational labors, our parenting labors, our ministry labors, our relational conflicts, our sudden or lingering illnesses. Almost…
The Effects of Anxiety
Here’s an excerpt from The Effects of Anxiety, Rebecca VanDoodewaard’s contribution to the May issue of Tabletalk: Sometimes, even if we know that something is wrong, it can take a…
Risen and Ascended: 5 Ways Jesus Is Still Working
The Gospel story doesn’t end with a distressed Christ. It doesn’t end with a crucified Christ. Nor does it even end with a resurrected Christ. It ends with an ascended…
Avoid the Unexamined Life
Too many people go through life without ever paying much thought to how we should think about the world around us. In this brief clip, R.C. Sproul shows that this…
Reckoning with Personal Failure – John Piper
Christians are new creations in Christ — yet we still feel the familiar pull of the old self. How do we reckon with the persistence of indwelling sin? Listen Now…
The Missing Conversation in Our Accountability – Ryan Griffith
When a history of secret sin is suddenly revealed in the life of a Christian leader, the results are catastrophic. Families and victims are devastated, ministries are destroyed, and the…