The Cry of a Convicted Sinner: Thou Righteous and Holy Sovereign, in whose hand is my life and whose are all my ways, keep me from fluttering about religion; fix me firm in it, for I am irresolute; my decisions are smoke and vapour, and I do not glorify thee, or behave according to they [...]
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Part one of two glances at chapter 10 of Dr. Bob Kellemen’s Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction. We introduced the idea of imago Dei in our look at chapter nine of Soul Physicians. Today we will reflect on the fact that as we counsel those around us, we must look [...]
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How long is it before you find yourself comfortable with any particular sin? After sinning once? twice? maybe ten times? The hammering of your heart as you steal a look at your co-worker who is dressed provocatively…or does the heart even beat fast at all any more? The Holy Spirit calling out to you not [...]
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Each evening before I close my eyes in sleep I read a ‘chapter’ in Paul Tripp’s Whiter Than Snow work on Psalm 51. I cannot encourage you strongly enough to pick up this devotional, poetic series of challenges based on this wonderful chapter by David. Last night, in the contemplation of verse 3 (…For I [...]
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A Link: Unashamed Workman has a great video clip under his latest post entitled, “A Little Friday Fun“. It features Alistair Begg answering some “difficult” questions. Also seen are James MacDonald – it all took place backstage at the Preach the Word conference. An Update: Last week I was at Faith Baptist‘s Biblical Counseling Training [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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