Charles Spurgeon’s wife was an invalid for many years and usually unable to accompany her husband on his travels. She writes: “One ever-recurring question when he had to leave me was, ‘What can I bring you, wifey?’ I seldom answered him by a request, for I had all things richly to enjoy, except health. But,…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
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Tim Challies writes about a book and a concept that has shaped my life and ministry. I was blessed to read it again and spend time praying for all those I can leverage my influence with to have correct and high views of God. It was A.W. Tozer who wrote (in The Knowledge of the…
This article spurs my heart as we approach the next phase of ministry. May God give us the faith to “dive in”. If God has birthed a vision in your heart, the day will come when you will be called upon to make a sacrifice to achieve it. And you will have to make the…
Here is a wise word from Martyn Lloyd-Jones, from his work Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure. It will help to know that the biblical context for what he is writing here is Psalm 42. The main trouble in this whole matter of spiritual depression in a sense is this, that we allow our self…
Letter to an Incomplete, Insecure Teenager by: John Piper Four years ago a teenager in our church wrote to me for advice about life in general, and identity in particular. Here is what I wrote, with a big dose of autobiography for illustration. Dear ________, My experience of coming out of an introverted, insecure, guilty,…
For weeks now I have been praying for this nation. What an encouragement it was tonight to see this article! Please keep praying for these brave brothers in Southern Sudan and for God to open His eyes to this nation and let His mercy flow. Brother Joe My Heroes Live in South Sudan by Justin…
Tim Challies has been doing a very thought provoking and, I think, powerful series of blogs regarding schooling choices for parents. It reflects the evolution of homeschooling that my wife and I have watched and been a part of over the past 20 plus years. All 11 of our children have been homeschooled. Two of…
It will not make much difference, friend, A hundred years from now, If you live in a stately mansion Or on a river scow; If the clothes you wear are tailor-made Or pieced together somehow, If you eat big steaks or beans and cake A hundred years from now. It won’t matter about your bank…
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Bryan Crawford Loritts is an African-American pastor I listen to occasionally in Memphis. I first heard a message he preached at the 2008 Desiring God Conference for Pastors. His testimony about the challenge of treasuring and respecting your racial culture and being redeemed to be a part of the kingdom of God echoes true with…