Archive for December 2012
“As white as snow” (Michael A.G. Haykin)
Snow, flake upon flake, Covers the soilèd earth: It is the year’s first snowfall. And my soilèd heart, Its rubbishy vanities and filth, Is blanketed, drop upon drop. Of course, ’tis a different hue: To angelic amazement—and mine— Only His bloodied crimson will do. Michael A. G. Haykin is Professor of Church History and Biblical…
Read MoreJohn Piper reads “The Innkeeper”
In this video below John Piper reads “The Innkeeper.” Buy “The Innkeeper” today at 50% off and give it as a gift for Christmas. (HT: Justin Taylor)
Read MoreAugustine and the Temporary Christian
By Paul Helm– Augustine discusses temporary Christianity in his anti-Pelagian writings, as seen in Rebuke and Grace, composed in 426-427 and On the Gift of Perseverance, written in 428/429. In these short books Augustine strongly defends the sovereign grace of God, especially the idea of effectual calling and what later on came to be called…
Read MoreThe State as the Antichrist: Revelation 13:1-18 (Thomas Schreiner)
By Thomas R. Schreiner — Nazi Germany was a dramatic example of a modern state that demanded total allegiance. Religious leaders who had the courage to speak out and resist Hitler were jailed and killed. What Dietrich Bonhoeffer prophetically said in 1933 before the evil of Nazism was evident to all, “For should the leader…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional from John Piper
By Matthew Barrett– John Piper and Desiring God ministries have released a free advent devotional, pulled from the sermons of Piper. It is titled, “Good News of Great Joy.” Each day there is a different advent devotion. My family has started and I found that even our little ones were able to follow along and…
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