Thoughts on Scripture and life
for the glory of Jesus Christ
Weekly Roundup: 2019.06.28
Love & believing the best, struggling with the historical redemptive narrative way of reading the Bible, and lessons from the worst sermon he ever heard.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.06.21
Listening to the voice of God, the fallacy of believing that men and women are interchangeable, the moral evil and utter worthlessness of gambling, and the sheep metaphor in the Bible, and a quote about God’s sovereignty from Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul David Tripp.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.06.09
On being a faithfulness witness in the workplace, self-discipline, and why the opinion of the world matters for our testimony.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.06.01
Denny Burk on whether churches should allow women to preach to men, Jason Seville on meaningful church membership, and John MacArthur on personal integrity; lastly a quote by B.B Warfield on becoming weary of God.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.05.13
Kevin DeYoung on the Canons of Dort and the gift of faith, Sinclair Ferguson on how to mortify sin, Dale Ralph Davis on the Spirit and His work in understanding Scripture, and John Calvin on how the Spirit irradiates/illuminates the human mind to see the glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ. .
Weekly Roundup: 2019.05.08
On overcoming problems with the power of God by Clint Archer, a plea to preachers to explain the text and the methodology, how to deal with people who grow slowly by Eric Davis, and false faith that withers away and is no better than that of the devils by John Calvin.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.04.22
Kevin Deyoung on the critically important word “propitiation,” Mike Riccardi on the insanity of aChristian who boasts in himself, and John Calvin on the necessity of humility and always learning in the Christian life.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.04.17
John Calvin on the phrase “[Christ] descended into hell”, Sinclair Ferguson with an insightful article about joy in God, John MacArthur with a pungent article on the insufficiency of worldly philosophy but the sufficiency of Christ, and an article by 9Marks exhorting pastors to explain how they reached their conclusions about the Scriptural text.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.04.01
J.C. Ryle on prayer, Kevin DeYoung about feeling bad about stuff (shame), Carl Trueman on what miserable Christians are to sing, Clint Archer on the cost of Christianity, and Albert Mohler on Azusa Pacific’s flip-flopping.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.03.18
John Calvin on the purpose of the Law, Burk Parsons on why it’s so hard to prayer, a comic by Adam Ford about how to speak to gays, and why Jesus was crucified outside the city.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.03.04
J.C. Ryle on the cost of true religion, Tim Challies on grumbling and gossip, R. C. Sproul on the problem of forgiveness, and John MacArthur on honoring God in the pulpit.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.02.26
Beautiful verses from Deuteronomy 6, a short clip about God’s awesome holiness, journaling as meditation and prayer, and a courageous Christianity.
Weekly Roundup: 2019.02.18
John Calvin on man’s free will and his depravity, a riveting video about The Extraordinary Design of the Universe by Is Genesis History, an article about how an understanding of total depravity destroys attractionalism by Alex Duke at 9Marks, and a commentary on identity politics by Al Mohler.
The Key to Making the Most Out of Congregational Singing by Tim Challies, The Strongest Men Are Gentle by David Mathis, and Albert Mohler speaking about Marie Kondo.
Article Roundup: 2019.02.04
J. C. Ryle on holiness, The Key to Making the Most Out of Congregational Singing by Tim Challies, The Strongest Men Are Gentle by David Mathis, and Albert Mohler speaking about Marie Kondo.
Article Roundup: 2019.01.28
John Calvin on man’s humiliation, The Illusion of Enemy-Less Christian Discipleship by Albert Mohler, and Why You Can’t Get to Heaven Through the Mormon Faith by Eric Davis.
Article Roundup: 2019.01.21
Faith that can’t save, Is there any hope in the news today, and freedom in Christ.
Article Roundup: 2019.01.07
Prepping for 2019 and getting an overview of the Bible.
Article Roundup: 2018.12.31
Bible reading plans, transgenderism, and good Christian books to read.
Article Roundup: 2018.12.24
Theological Primer: Hypostatic Union by Kevin DeYoung, The Peace We All Long For by Stephen Nichols | Ligonier Ministries, and Born to Die from The Art of Godliness
Article Roundup: 2018.12.18
Do You Believe in a Santa Christ? by Nathan W. Bingham and Romans 7: The Mature Christian’s Struggle by Jordan Standridge