Jared Wilson answers the question, How is God’s desire for His own glory reflected in the gospel? He concludes: At each point in the gospel’s design, implementation, application, and forecast, God is at the very center taking the credit and establishing his own centrality. Indeed, we could say that God is himself […] 
Imagine, if you will, that you received a personally-addressed letter from Wisdom this morning. That’s right – Wisdom—the personification of the wisdom of God. Here’s what the letter says: Dear (Your Name Here), To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. O simple […] There is a Christian group called Live 58 that exists to see the end of extreme poverty. Sound a little far-fetched? I thought so too. But then I saw this statistic: “Extreme poverty is ending. In just 25 years the percentage of people living in extreme poverty has been cut in half. (52% to 26%)” […] Paul Miller: Let’s imagine that you see a prayer therapist to get your prayer life straightened out. The therapist says, “Let’s begin by looking at your relationship with your heavenly Father. God said, ‘I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me’ (2 Corinthians 6:18). What […] Pastor Mike Anderson writes a moving post: It’s not often that you get the opportunity to empathize with God; I recently experienced that bitter-sweet insight when I found out that my eleven-week-old baby girl was born almost completely blind. Read the rest. A poem by John Newton: Kindle, Saviour, in my heart, A flame of love divine; Hear, for mine I trust thou art, And sure I would be thine; If my soul has felt thy grace, If to me thy name is known; Why should trifles fill the place Due to thyself alone?
For all of you ESV readers out there, our friends over at Crossway have just released the long-awaited ESV Student Study Bible. Check out the video trailer: With 12,000 clear, concise study notes, the ESV Student Study Bible provides numerous new features—including nearly 900 “Did You Know?” facts, 120 new Bible character profiles, […] A couple of years ago, Pastor Britt Merrick preached a heart-wrenching sermon on God’s sovereignty in our suffering. He had just found out that his baby girl, five-year-old Daisy, had cancer. And the odds were not looking good for her. Thankfully, two years and thousands of prayers later, Daisy is doing much better. I […] Dr. Russell Moore, author of Adopted for Life, writes a letter to an unborn baby boy who is about to be adopted: My prayer for you is that you see how fervently you are loved. Your birth-mother loved you, or you wouldn’t be here to read this. Your parents love you, and always will, no […] Louie Giglio: I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (Psalm 139:14) |