Conrad Mbewe (considered by many as “the African Spurgeon”) mourns the death of his sister and reflects on the mystery of death: I have asked myself what it is that gave me the greatest pain at the loss of Irene. Irene did not support me financially and so it was not a loss of […] A powerful video from AsiaLink: 
This is a challenging article from Christianity Today: It’s refreshing news to hear of pastors taking a leave of absence not over sexual or financial misconduct, but over pride. Such was the case with John Piper last year, and this week with C. J. Mahaney. Mahaney has been president of the church planting network […] 
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 […] 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 […] |