Results tagged “conversion”
Two Great Barriers to Faith (10/01/09 - 11 Comments)
Some time ago, no doubt while I was awake in the middle of the night with one of the children, I saw a documentary about some weird disease that causes a patient's skin to harden. This disease often sets in during childhood and causes the skin to become hard and shiny. I searched around to find the name of this condition and I think it must be "systemic sclerosis." "Dermatology Online Journal" describes it this...
Book Review - Glory Road (08/25/09 - 8 Comments)
There are certain things I never get tired of hearing. I never get tired of hearing Tom Cheek's call of Joe Carter's home run--the one that won the Blue Jays the World Series in 1993 ("Touch 'em all, Joe! You'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!"). I never get tired of hearing the "Hallelujah Chorus" performed by a world-class choir. I never get tired of hearing the laughter of little children (Okay,...
Book Review - Finally Alive by John Piper (02/17/09 - 29 Comments)
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 that while I greatly enjoy Piper's ministry and am indebted to him in many ways, I have not always found his books easy to read. Yet I read Finally Alive with relish, enjoying it from the first page to the...
Reading Classics - The Religious Affections (XI) (10/08/08 - 9 Comments)
Because I am traveling to Chicago tomorrow, I am posting this week's "Reading Classics" entry a day early. This week brings us to our twelfth reading in Jonathan Edwards' The Religious Affections and turns to the seventh and eighth signs of true religious affections. Summary Here is what we have learned so far about religious affections: They are from a divine influence. Their object is the excellence of divine things. They are founded on the...
Overcoming Sin and Temptation (Chapter 7) (01/03/08 - 16 Comments)
After an unplanned holiday hiatus, we continue today with reading through John Owen’s Overcoming Sin and Temptation. I should have known that I’d be unable to carve time out of my busy holiday schedule to give the book the time it deserves. Lesson learned. But we continue today with the seventh chapter. If you’d like to know more about this project, you can read about it right here: Reading Classics Together. For the past three...
Reality Check (IV) (12/29/07 - 5 Comments)
One of the distinctives of a conference geared at youth is that the people in attendance tend to have a kind of youthful enthusiasm. You know what I’m referring to, I’m sure. They are excited to be at a conference, are exciting to be with their friends, and are excited to be learning from good and godly speakers. Sometimes this enthusiasm can last well into the night and, when I got my light off at...
Reality Check (III) (12/28/07 - 11 Comments)
Before we get to the second sermon, I’ve got a public service announcement for Amy. Amy, Russ and Reagan say “Hi!” They’re sitting right behind me and are trying, with some success, not to heckle me too much. This evening we are going to have Paul Washer preach to us. Now, I need to confess that I know little about Washer, even though he seems to be very well-known here and is, apparently, a good...
Reality Check (II) (12/28/07 - 4 Comments)
Matt Fowler preached the conference’s first sermon and did so from John 6:22-27. These well-known verses fall shortly after the feeding of the 5000 and Jesus walking on water—two of Jesus’ most amazing miracles. This crowd had been privileged to see both of these miracles. People reacted to the feeding of the 5000 by attempting to take Jesus and to force Him to be king. Using these verses, Matt laid down the Reformed (biblical) gauntlet,...