Last Sunday I posted the first in a series of posts I am planning which will be a collection of Proverbs by subject. Today I thought I would share with you proverbs about the scoffer. As Tope pointed out in his sermon (linked to in last week’s post), the scoffer is one of two types of “fool” mentioned in Proverbs. A quick search of the Bible will reveal that there are few mentions of the scoffer outside of the book... Read more
Today, I have a treat for you from John Piper, thanks to ScottyB. It’s a link to some audio in which Piper addresses this issue of the importance of experience in the Christian life. Scotty has kindly typed out a short quote for us from the talk – it is the third one listed at this link over at Covenant Seminary. In this talk, Piper is answering objections to Christian hedonism, and the third objection he addresses is: “Don’t I... Read more
I thought it was time that I did another blogspotting post — this is my way of thanking you for linking here, and gives you a chance to see what others are saying about my posts: “You feel Him” — Charles SpurgeonScotty B mentions my Charismatic Debate post, and has a great quote from Spurgeon which makes the VITAL place of experience in the Christian’s walk very clear. God’s View of SinBill missed the fact that it was Andrée writing,... Read more
Well, finally I have managed to find time to begin to respond to Dan Phillips reply to my smattering of charismatic questions for cessationists. In his last post, Dan states so well the main drive behind my commitment to all of this, and it is with this that I intend to start. My second post will begin to address some of the specific arguments Dan raises. “First, I’m struck by how fair and even-handed Adrian clearly strives to be, and... Read more
People often say that common sense is not common. Last Sunday Tope began a sermon series at my church. His sermon is available online and forms a fantastic introduction to this amazing book of the Bible. The audio of this sermon is available online. To me, it seems that as well as simply reading the book through, this book lends itself well to collecting verses together by subject. I have had some fun using my Logos Bible Software to do... Read more
This Monday I’m going to share with you an entirely different side of Lloyd-Jones. I want to give you a rare glimpse into the family life of this surprisingly private man. Paul speaks in Ephesians 5:25 of the importance of a Christian husband loving his wife. Surely one of the best ways of so doing is by telling her, by declaring his love to her in words. Here MLJ provides an admirable example in this letter written to his wife,... Read more
UPDATEIn January 2008, the following post was identified as the 28th most widely read post on my blog. The 29th most-read post was my interview with Josh Harris. This post provides a brief introduction to me and has links to a number of posts I have written which share my story so far. I really must get around to bringing my story up-to-date in 2008! *************** I have been asked to write a short “biographical” piece, so thought I would... Read more
CHALLIES ANNOUNCEMENT SPIRITUAL GIFTS MAD AS A ‘WET CAT’ THE BISHOP OF DURHAM EMBARRASSING MOMENTS Challies Announces He’s Writing His First Book Tim Challies told readers of his blog today that he has signed on with Crossway Books to write a volume tentatively titled “The Discipline of Discernment.” In his announcement he said, “It will be written for the ‘thoughtful general reader’ (i.e. people like you and me) and will lead Christians with what I hope and trust will be... Read more
This excerpt is the latest “Fresh Words” from the Desiring God website. Incidently, thousands of audio sermons and some video sermons have just been quietly added to that site! The question is not whether God delights in his children. He does. The question is twofold: One, What is it about us that He delights in? And two, Why does He tell us that He delights in us? What effect does He want it to have? (When I say “God,” I... Read more
This special report on the Warnie Awards comes from Washington. Our investigator has been in the city trying to establish the reason for the high level of quality Christian blogging which seems to emanate from that area. Following the exclusive post concerning theodoping revealed on Challies’ blog, the Warnie Award organisation wanted to be sure there was no foul play before awarding a clutch of Warnies to some of Washington’s finest bloggers. A series of allegations which have emerged in... Read more
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