Yesterday we looked at the first five “celebrations” of God’s sovereignty over Satan from the book, “Suffering and the Sovereignty of God”, edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor. Today we will examine the remaining five: Let us celebrate that God is sovereign over Satan’s sickness-causing power. “There is no doubt that Satan causes much … Continue reading »
Posted in February 2009 …
Ten Aspects of God’s Sovereignty over Suffering and Satan’s Hand in It – Part 1
Wow. What a title for a chapter! John Piper lays a charge against the church immediately in this chapter examining God’s Sovereignty over Satan in Suffering: The church has not been spending its energy to go deep with the unfathomable God of the Bible. Against the overwhelming weight and seriousness of the Bible, much of … Continue reading »
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
I picked up a copy of this book edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor. It is actually the transcripts of several talks by well-known preachers / speakers that were given at the 2005 Desiring God National Conference entitled, “Suffering and the Sovereignty of God”. I anticipate blogging my thoughts on each “chapter”. I was … Continue reading »
Sermon specs – you’ll never see church the same way again!
HT: The Sacred Sandwich HT: Sic et Non
“41″ – a significant number
41 Forty-one is a significant number. And, depending on what side of 41 your age falls, either a BIG number or a little one. Today I have reached 41 years of age – or so they tell me; I simply am taking their word for it as to when I was born. I wanted to … Continue reading »
A Link & Update
A Link: Pastor James MacDonald (of Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, IL) gives some well thought out comments on something many pastors give little thought to: Management of staff. This is a worth-while, balanced read. An Update: This week finds me back in the office on my regularly scheduled “day off”. One of the reasons … Continue reading »
Books to fit into the reading schedule – 2009
Here are some other titles I would like to get read this year. I don’t know that I will get them all read, but they certainly would prove to be beneficial: Critical Stages of Biblical Counseling by Jay Adams How to Help People Change by Jay Adams Trusting God by Jerry Bridges Down, But Not … Continue reading »
Reconciliation: A Great Valentines Day Meditation
I have just begun a word study on “reconciliation” and it’s use in the New Testament. How fitting that on Valentines Day we pause and focus on God reconciling us to Himself. Reconciliation is changing for the better a relationship between two or more persons. Theologically it refers to the change of relationship between God … Continue reading »
Valentine’s Day Giveaway Winner!!!
We have a WINNER! Congratulations to Nicole! She has won the Marriage Package offered for Valentines Day. Nicole, I have sent you an email – please respond with your mailing address! Thanks to all of you who entered this contest – may God bless all your efforts in continuing to glorify Him in your marriages!
It’s over! Biblical Counseling Training Conference; Lafayette, IN
It’s ended. A week of Biblical Counseling training is done. This week-long conference has flown by and now we are heading out to put into practice all the things that we’ve learned. Here’s the sessions that finished up my week: Balancing Grace & Truth – Randy Patten (an understanding of Proverbs 3:3,4) Ministering to People … Continue reading »
