I am pleased to announce today that Raised With Christ is now available as an audio book. You can buy it from Long Train Audio now for immediate download. For a limited period only of 14 days, you can obtain an exclusive discount. The codes you need to type in are: AWUSD which takes $3 off the US Dollar purchase and AWGBP which takes £2 off the UK pounds purchase (you can buy in either currency). Customers outside the UK... Read more
This past Sunday it was a joy to have John Piper with us at Jubilee Church in London. He seemed to be very much at home with us, and was clearly enjoying preaching one of the very few sermons he will preach this year. We benefitted greatly from this talk as Jubilee continues to aim to break the rule some church growth experts lay down, which argues that a church will always tend towards being largely monocultural. I thank God... Read more
This was going to be a very busy week–both at work and church, as we have John Piper this weekend. It was meant to be so busy that I have pre-programmed some blog posts to last us until Friday. But in the last few hours I have been hit by the unmistakable symptoms of shingles. I had it once before, four years ago. This is another reminder that God is God and I am not. Ironically, it struck at around... Read more
Too much Christianity today is devoid of the felt power of God. The following quote incisively speaks to our lack of dependence on God. Although it rightly focuses on preaching, the same could be said of blogging, or indeed everything we do. It is only as we are conscious of being carried along by a power outside of us that our limited successes will not cause us to become exhalted with our own puny self importance. On one occasion I... Read more
Apple marketing, and Apple users like me, have a tendency to almost gloat that “it just works.” The vast majority of time that claim is true, to be honest. Owning an Apple product really does mean not having to worry about viruses or spy ware, not having to reinstall the operating system to speed it up again, and not worrying about drivers or programs being incompatible. It means eagerly installing upgrades to operating systems the day they come out. It... Read more
A couple of weeks back I was on my way to the Dwell conference, an Acts 29 event. I was listening to Lou Fellingham’s new album on my iPhone. As I neared the meeting place the track “My God Cares” came on. Without any warning, I found myself moved to tears. The compassion of God impacted me once again. I was caught up in the moment, experiencing the love of God, and amazed by his unrelenting desire to save. But... Read more
I know not everyone who wanted to join the study group has had a chance to answer last week’s questions, but I was eager to get part two up today. I only just made it! Please feel free to pop back to last week to catch up, or just jump in right here. I am also very interested in any suggestions for additional study questions that might be helpful in a small group setting. On advantage of this online setting... Read more
“Great to think for a bit about how the resurrection impacts everything. Previously I’d had a far too narrow understanding of its implications but this book has really helped me to see I’d missed quite a lot!” via KEEPING ATTENTIVE: It’s Been a While!. Read more
One fascinating thing that I quote in Raised With Christ is J. I. Packer’s assertion that Puritans were very unlike Christians today in that they liked to talk about their experiences of God. Today I want to share with you the record of a remarkable experience of God had by Pascal. The following quote is a translation of a document found sewn into his clothing after his death. The original French can be found at the link below. The quote... Read more
Desiring God is definitely my favorite ministry in the whole world (unless of course you include the family of churches of which I am a part). There is no doubt that they have done an incredible amount of good. For years they have been very generous offering a vast array of materials for free online. We seem to be beginning to realize as a culture that expecting individuals and organizations to give information away for nothing is not really viable.... Read more
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