“Wealth is a blessing, but God can bless by withholding it. Long life is a blessing, but God can bless by shortening life. Food is a blessing, but Paul learned the secret of contentment when he had none” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 142).
An Evening Visiting With John Piper . . .
In the World, For the World, Against the World – A Conversation on Christ and Culture with John Piper and Douglas Wilson from Bethlehem College and Seminary on Vimeo.
Leaven in the Flour
This is the third of four pieces on the subject of American slavery and modern race relations. I am building up to my conclusion, in which I will restate and expand a variation of an apology I extended to Thabiti in the course of our exchanges. But why all this preparation beforehand? Well, if I …
So Don’t Clutch Harder
“If you are clutching something, then God needs to break your fingers to get at it” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 141).
Thy Very Own
“The great Pauline principle is one for the ages — mind thine own beeswax” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 140).
More Is Involved Than That
“Samuel would not have been more greatly blessed if he had seven sons who took bribes instead of two . . . God did not call us to be mere breeders of covenant-breakers” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 140).
Zero Sum Compassion
Lord willing, this will be the second of four posts. In the last of them I want to restate and expand an apology that I offered to Thabiti in the course of our exchanges. Because I would like that apology to do as much good and make as much sense as it possibly can, I …
A Fruitful Start
On the Friday morning before the recent Desiring God National Conference, I had the privilege of meeting together with a number of men to discuss various issues surrounding the central topic of racial reconciliation. The most immediate reason for the meeting was my recent online interaction with Thabiti Anyabwile, coupled with the fact that I …
Book of the Month/October 2013
Reading is an odd thing. If it is a delight, as it clearly should be, then reading a book that is about reading should be like . . . eating ice cream that is about ice cream. Except that it is not like that. The failure of that metaphor is probably one of those imponderables, …
Ten Theses on Postmodernism
This post originally ran May 10, 2010. 1. Truth is objective, ultimate, absolute, personal, alive, and triune. 2. Because of this ultimate reality, it is possible for creatures who were fashioned by this living God to know Him as the personal and ultimate truth, as well as to know lesser truths in the created world …