Experiencing Reformation

A brother just sent me a quote by Thomas Watson (the Puritan, not the golfer): The exercises of the worship of God are contrary to nature; t...

Life is war. The casualties are millions, and the stakes are eternal. What we need today is not a call to simplicity, but a call to war. ...

This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments o...

The book of Romans is an intense exercise in logic. Most of us know Romans 6:23 - " For the wages of sin is death..." What abou...

The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever. -- John Piper's slight modification of the first question of the Westmin...

The doctrines of grace humble a man without degrading him, and exalt a man without inflating him. -- Charles Hodge If there lurks in most mo...

People ought to come to corporate worship services ... starved for God. They ought to come saying, "As the deer pants for the water br...

Here is a brief outline of Vaughan Roberts' message from Monday on 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5: Q: Where can we find true spiritual power to ...

"For all its apparent doom and gloom, the biblical teaching about the Day of Judgement is not a mere theological scare tactic designed ...

Well, I am home again, after my recent visit to Cleveland. What an incredible three days of worship and fellowship! I attended the Basics ...

I wanted to share with you a quote from John Dickson, a speaker at the Basics '06 Conference at Alistair Begg's Parkside Church: ...

I have decided to begin using my blog as a quote repository. I have been reading The Dangerous Duty of Delight by John Piper, and he quote...

Well, you might have thought I permanently retired from blogging or something. Nope, I just got caught up in the ridiculousness of project ...

Another quote from Gary Thomas in Sacred Marriage : Marriage teaches us to give what we have. God has given us one body. He has commanded ...

Many people argue that the book of Romans and the book of James disagree on the subject of faith. Paul writes that justification is by fait...

True forgiveness is a process, not an event. It is rarely the case that we are able to forgive "one time" and the matter is settl...

A mature husband and wife can grow leaps and bounds spiritually as they learn to compromise and move toward the other. But it is often the ...

I am reading a book called Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas; Thomas argues that marriage is less about happiness and more about holiness. I ...

Often we hear or think the question, "What is God's will for my life?" Sometimes it seems so hard to make big or tough decisi...

Incredibly, I just read this in Carl Stam's Worship Quote of the Week , and thought it fit nicely with my last post: THE GOSPEL GIVES WI...

Wow, it has been way too long since I posted last. I have begun my second (and FINAL) semester of Hebrew, and it has really been hammering...

As I have been reading through the book of Job, a couple of passages have caused me to stop and think. Job 9:33 tells us that Job desires f...

Job 1:8 describes Job in God's own words; "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blamele...

While reading my Bible last night (starting a new bible reading plan ), I read again a passage that my pastor discussed in a recent sermon. ...

John Piper, in a sermon on Romans 2:11-16 , said these very convicting and passionate words: The kind of obedience that is being spoken of ...