John Piper has often quoted Thomas Chalmers on “The Expulsive Power of a New Affection.” A false joy is driven out by a greater joy. In his most recent book, Living in the Light, soon to be released by our friends at the Good Book Company, Piper uses the metaphor of planets and orbits, darkness … Continue reading
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John Piper, Don’t Waste Your Life, Crossway, 189 pages. A great book for Good Friday reviewed by Barnabas Omenda: John Piper’s Don’t Waste your Life is a worthy additional to the shelves of any young person whether a Christian or a non-Christian, who would like to know the essence of his/her life. He begins his … Continue reading
From Desiring God: Why the resurrection of Jesus is such good news: A savior who can never die again. “For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again.” Romans 6:9 Repentance. “The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him … Continue reading
Very advent helpful devotion for today from John Piper: “All the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days.” (Acts 3:24) There is something tremendously important to get hold of here for understanding the biblical teaching about prophecy and fulfillment. We often think of prophecy as relating … Continue reading
John Piper’s titles are so good you almost don’t need to read the books themselves. E.g. ‘Desiring God’, ‘Future Grace’, ‘This Momentary Marriage’, ‘Don’t Waste Your Life’ (I just want to frame that one and put it on my wall) or one his most recent titles, ‘Think’. What a helpful imperative. Like a reviving bucket of … Continue reading
It is not uncommon for us to hear something like this: “I take power and authority over the spirit of infirmity and decree that Jesus sets you free and the healing is permanent.” This raises a few questions. First, who is in charge? It looks worryingly like I am ‘the commander while God is the … Continue reading
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