Don’t be like Job’s friends. I’ve said that quite a few times when encouraging people not to be miserable counselors to suffering people. In the face of a hurting and destitute Job—who at times was even suicidal—all these friends did… Continue Reading
Last week James MacDonald resigned. Not as pastor or anything like that. He resigned his post as “fixer”: No more setting people straight, helping others see the light. No more putting people on a program or convincing them to look… Continue Reading
On the day of his first public service at St. Mary Woolnoth, John Newton explained to his hearers the truths that would inform his gospel ministry. They are evangelical and gospel-centered as to be expected with on like Newton. One… Continue Reading
Yesterday I looked at the Mystery of “God Moves in Mysterious Ways”. In my research for this I read through John Piper’s biography of William Cowper again. There was a statement that Piper used that came alive to me. One… Continue Reading