reality of marriage

Challies put up an article on Monday just after his eleventh wedding anniversary that was a very real look at marriage through the device of wanting to give his younger newly married self some counseling.
the whole thing is good, but I thought this part was especially helpful because so many people have unrealistic ideas of [...]

This Momentary Marriage

I posted a quick bit about John Piper’s book This Momentary Marriage last month with a link to download it in pdf for free.
Tim Challies has now reviewed the book and it is a review well worth reading. If you haven’t done so, do yourself a favor and download or buy the book and [...]

Fireproof

I love the way Doug Wilson writes. You cannot read him when you are half asleep or you will be completely lost.
He has written a blurb review of Fireproof, the Christian marriage movie from last year.
But it was a very successful motion picture tract. This was edifying propaganda, and [...]

“who is going to have the guts to leave the Temple?”

Carl Trueman has some observations about the American cult of celebrity that infects politics as well as religion in our country. Very interesting stuff.
here is how he ends it, but go read the rest to see how he got here:
The American church reflects the culture: ministries built around individuals, around big shots, churches that [...]

high praise for Finally Alive

John Piper’s new book, Finally Alive is earning high praise by reviewers.
Tim Challies says at the beginning of his review:
As I read the final page of Finally Alive I realized that I had found a new favorite book by John Piper. Those who have read my reviews of some of his previous titles know [...]

rick warren

I was watching this video (HT challies) and thinking about universal v. limited atonement. the questioner takes Rick’s universal atonement position and just wraps it around his neck like a bunch of stinky garlic. Rick tries to wiggle and squirm, but I don’t think he quite succeeds in escaping the logic of universal [...]

more on the Shack

Resurgence has posted Scott Lindsey’s thorough review of The Shack. It is the best one I have seen yet at taking the problems with the book head on from scripture. Bookmark the page and go back to it anytime someone talks to you about this book. There is a pdf download available [...]

background noise

Tim Challies has a great post on technology and its role in our lives. The whole thing is worth reading, but here is an excerpt to get you started.
In our culture we have allowed ourselves to become notoriously busy. And all the time, while we are busily going through life, there is a great [...]

Christless Christianity

I am going to read this book in the near future.
Challies has reviewed Christless Christianity by Michael Horton and the review is awesome.
Take a little time and go read the whole review. here is a bit from the beginning but the whole thing is a must read:
In Christless Christianity Michael Horton [...]

who is in charge?

what rights do you have? A good discussion of the debasing nature of “rights” talk and action by Dr. James Howell over here
a sneak peak:
Usually, the notion of “rights” plays out as “my right,” which is pretty different from me defending “your right,” or those who have no “rights” at all. Not only do [...]

calvinism and evangelism

Tim Challies has a long detailed look at calvinism and evangelism that is well worth reading for those who do not understand why someone who believes in sovereign grace feels the need to spread the good news of the gospel far and wide.
Here is the question Tim is answering.
“Given the tenets of total depravity (the [...]

Mohler on preachingq

Some quotes from this book.
“The audacious claim of Christian preaching is that the faithful declaration of the Word of God, spoken through the preacher’s voice, is even more powerful than anything music or image can deliver.”
“If we do not come face-to-face with our sin as individuals and as a congregation, we have not seen God, [...]

two views of the world

Tim Challies has an interesting post up taking the position that there are basically two views of the world. Here, I will let him explain:
There are essentially two ways that humans can understand the world. The first way is the way we all understand the world until the Holy Spirit intervenes in our lives [...]