Articles featuring books from which I’ve gleaned valuable truths
“God sees it best for us that we should be complete in nothing in ourselves, that in all things we must be ‘complete in Christ’, which is best for us.” These are the words of John Owen, a 17th century Puritan who wrote with great insight about overcoming sin and temptation.* We hardly talk about […]
Where do I begin? Momentous themes have been rolling around in my mind this week—SIN, Glory!, Desire, Faith. The new nature. The ‘old man’. And the Holy Spirit’s role in all of these. Let me start with sin, but don’t worry I won’t end here! I promise. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sin […]
We’re forever wanting when we’re not worshiping. Have you noticed? We were made for something more than this world can afford. It offers a lot–pleasure, applause, glamour, always some form of what we crave. But it delivers nothing worth having, nothing that lasts. Nothing that actually satisfies the craving of our hearts. Oh there’s plenty […]
More ideas for keeping a soft heart…. with notes from A Praying Life What do you do with the disconnect between the way you’ve dreamed that life would be, and the hard, cold, (often lonely) realities of life as it is? Whether you’re a young adult moving into the unknown of ‘what next?’ after years […]
I bumped into a tired old paperback on a neglected couch-side shelf this week. Its yellowing pages and faded cover picture a man kneeling at a stool, head in hands. Its title is Waiting on God, by Andrew Murray. Flipping it open I scanned a few lines and realized this was the book I needed […]