http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtCdbZr9GGE This video is a promo for David Platt’s book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream [Update: Please note that Platt says Jesus may call some to give up all they have—not will. He’s not calling people to radical giving-up-of-your-goods. He’s calling people to radical worship, which may require giving up your […]
Spurgeon on Intercessory Prayer
Charles Spurgeon: Then, again, permit me to say, how are you to prove your love to Christ or to his church if you refuse to pray for men? “We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.” If we do not love the brethren, we are still dead. I […]
Jesus: True and Better
Great video from Tim Keller: Keller is reading a quote from Martyn Lloyd-Jones: “Jesus is the true and better Adam who passed the test in the garden and whose obedience is imputed to us. Jesus is the true and better Abel who, though innocently slain, has blood now that cries out, not for our condemnation, […]
"He is the mediator of both creation and re-creation"
Yesterday, for Theology Thursday, we answered the question, “What is a mediator?” I found this quote by Herman Bavinck helpful in shedding more light on the subject: “Believers all call themselves by the name of Christ and in communion with this Christ they are themselves anointed as prophets, priests, and kings. Christ is given many […]
What is… a mediator?
Our Theology Thursday word for this week is mediator. What is a mediator? A mediator is, as the name suggests (and as the Greek word used for mediator, mesites, literally means) “the one who mediates or stands in the middle”. Thus, a mediator is one who has links with two opposing sides. He sympathizes with […]
99 Balloons
The amazing gift of life is treasured in even the darkest hours. Thankful for this family’s example: (HT: JT)
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
the The statement is simple, yet profound: Jesus + Nothing = Everything Stop and think about that. Chew on it. Say it to yourself with unction: “Jesus plus nothing equals everything.” The statement comes from Tullian Tchividjian, grandson of Billy Graham and pastor at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. It was the title of a sermon […]
Amazing Grace
This rendition of “Amazing Grace” by Il Divo is, well, amazing.
Faithful to the End: Conclusion
“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matthew 5:10-12 Over the last several weeks, we have looked at the lives and […]