An Unwavering Commitment to Worship
I read two striking pieces this morning. The first is a quote from A. W. Tozer: When the church is acting like the church, God is being exalted among the… Read More »An Unwavering Commitment to Worship
Quotable Tuesday
We Believe in Materialism
We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to fulfill many of its extravagant promises of… Read More »We Believe in Materialism
God’s Presence in Our World
In evangelical circles we typically think of preaching as teaching and exhorting. Of course, Scripture informs, instructs, explains, asserts, and commands. Yet for the Reformers, the preaching of the Word… Read More »God’s Presence in Our World
Spiritus Sanctus
Since I’m in the middle of a series on the Holy Spirit, I thought the following prayer would serve as helpful reflection. The prayer can be found in The Valley… Read More »Spiritus Sanctus
Bored with the Things of God
In 1995, John Piper delivered a lecture to students at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. The lecture was titled “Preaching As Worship: Meditations on Expository Exultation.” This was the precursor to… Read More »Bored with the Things of God
The Condescension of the Highest
God in the highest does not mean someone quite other, who has nothing to do with us, who does not concern us, who is eternally alien to us; God in… Read More »The Condescension of the Highest