A Plea for Poets, Plumbers, Philosophers, and Physicians
Amen to this: “The church of Jesus Christ ought to be developing our young people to serve in many fields and from a biblical and theological framework. But do we do that? Often those who are interested in theology are hurried towards seminary.”
Did Judas Receive the Bread and the Cup?
Maybe you have wondered this before: Did Judas also receive the bread and the cup?
J.I. Packer’s Library
John Richard Allison Library in Vancouver has made available a collection of rare Puritan books, many of which are from J.I. Packer’s personal library. (J.T. has more.)
Perplexing Passages: Romans 7
TGC: “This is the first installment in a special three-part ‘Perplexing Passages’” forum examining the long-debated Pauline passage, Romans 7:13–25. In part 2, John Piper will defend the view that Paul was speaking of his struggle with indwelling sin as a believer. The final part will offer a third view from Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
How to Be Spiritually Miserable
This article contains spiritual insight and a genuine challenge.
This Day in 1501. 515 years ago today, the world’s first hymnbook printed in the vernacular was published in Prague. *
The Not-So-Quiet Quiet Time
“Evangelical Christians have long talked about having a ‘quiet time.’ A quiet time is an excellent thing, and I hope you have made a commitment to have a regular quiet time this year. But my question is: What are you going to do in that time?”
Cliff-Diving Geese
This is the strangest thing: Geese that have to do a ridiculous cliff-dive to survive.
God’s commands are not designed to rob you of life or to plunder your freedom, but to graciously protect you from harm.
—Paul Tripp