Don Whitney writes: “Discipline without direction is drudgery. But the Spiritual Disciplines are never drudgery as long as we practice them with the goal of Godliness in mind. If your picture of a disciplined Christian is one of a grim, tight-lipped, joyless half-robot, then you’ve missed the point. Jesus was the most disciplined Man who… [Read more…]
September 6, 2011
Don Whitney on the need for spiritual discipline: “I’ve seen Christians who are faithful to the church of God, who frequently demonstrate genuine enthusiasm for the things of God, and who dearly love the Word of God, trivialize their effectiveness for the Kingdom of God through lack of discipline. Spiritually they are a mile wide… [Read more…]
August 18, 2009
Several years ago Dr. Russell Moore, one of my professors at Southern Seminary, gave an excellent series of lessons on the book of Proverbs titled Walk the Line and I cannot recommend them highly enough. He dispels the notion that Proverbs can be put into practice as a set of unconnected principles for success in… [Read more…]
August 11, 2009
A pretty good word over at the Internet Monk on The Devil’s Sermon. Check it out.
February 16, 2009
I’ve heard of some of the books of Charles Feinberg but knew little about him as a person. I recently listened to John MacArthur’s interview at his church, Grace Community Church, on his forty years of pastoral ministry there. He mentioned the force of influence that Feinberg exerted on his life. Here is one fascinating… [Read more…]
November 26, 2008
Doug Wilson offers an interesting bit of counsel on distinguishing the principles of Scripture (of holiness, godliness, Christian child-rearing, moderation, etc.) from the specific methods we adopt. Quote: “All squabbles over doubtful things simply show that we think that God’s standards for fellowship are too low, and that we have a better grasp of what… [Read more…]
November 25, 2008
This quote is fantastic and I’ve shamelessly pulled it from CJ Mahaney over at the Sovereign Grace Blog. I’m putting it here mostly for me – I need it! A very good word – and check out his series on the issue of procrastination and busy-ness. No unwelcome tasks become any the less unwelcome by… [Read more…]
November 19, 2008
David Powlison has written an excellent book on the work of counseling, Seeing With New Eyes, which I hope to review soon. It really is a fine book, a joy to read, and a real help in understanding counseling and your own heart as well. Just to get started I want to post a few… [Read more…]
October 10, 2008
Tony Reinke points us to some good words on the war within us all when he quotes John Piper and Ed Welch. John Piper:“I hear so many Christians murmuring about their imperfections and their failures and their addictions and their short-comings. And I see so little war! ‘Murmur, murmur, murmur… Why am I this way?’… [Read more…]
August 13, 2008
Do you ever just stop and listen to the way we Christians talk to one another about life? Perhaps that is the best test of whether we are worldly or not. I’ve often heard and used expressions that have as of late got me to thinking. The two that come to mind are: “you only… [Read more…]
August 5, 2008
I wrote this list down some time back and forgot where it came from, I think it was John Piper. I found it thoughtful and helpful. There are always dangers, even slight ones, lurking around and some of them are like siphons – overtime they drag us down, empty us, and are long-term defeaters. Like… [Read more…]
October 26, 2007
I have already mentioned the series of teaching on Proverbs by Dean Moore from Southern Seminary. However, I wanted to include a transcription of portions of Session 3 on “You May Already Be A Sluggard: Work and the Wisdom of Christ.” Perhaps this will draw some of you to interest and listening and learning from… [Read more…]
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