Monthly Archives for July 2008
Why God Doesn’t Fully Explain Pain
John Piper on why God doesn’t fully explain pain: One of the reasons God rarely gives micro reasons for his painful providences, but regularly gives magnificent macro reasons, is that there are too many micro reasons for us to manage, … Continue reading
Marriage to a Difficult Man
Right now my wife is reading the book, Marriage to a Difficult Man. Hopefully she’s not mistaking this book as autobiography, but rather enjoying this biography of Sarah Edwards’ marriage to Jonathan Edwards.
Mark Steele, Half-Life/Die Already
I think it’s particularly due to the season of life I’m in (turning 30/parenting a toddler/2nd kid on the way/stress/coming to better understand who I am and God’s call on my life/etc.) that this week I’ve been entertained, helped, and … Continue reading
The Best Thing About Prayer…
“The best thing about prayer is who you get to be with when you pray.” -Ben Patterson
Sermon on Marriage
During my 4.5 years living in Santa Barbara, I benefited tremendously from sitting under the preaching of Reed Jolley at Santa Barbara Community Church. This past week I enjoyed, and was helped by, listening to a recent message Reed delivered … Continue reading
Champion. Brother. Priest.
Here’s my sermon from Sunday: Listen: Champion. Brother. Priest. (Hebrews 2:8b-18) Download: Champion. Brother. Priest.mp3 (Hebrews 2:8b-18)
What The People Who Live in Your Backyard Think About Jesus (Part 2)
Here’s the second video (see last week’s video). We showed this video in our services on Sunday. Hebrews Week 2
Parent/Youth Essential Reading Curriculum
I’m bookmarking this grade-by-grade parent/youth reading list to take a second look at when my children get a bit older. I think the list is a little too ambitious in places (Graeme Goldsworthy’s According to Plan for 5th graders! R.C. … Continue reading
Thomas Chalmers, The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
In my sermon on Sunday I spent some time explaining and applying the importance of Thomas Chalmers’ famous sermon, The Expulsive Power of a New Affection. If you’ve never read this sermon, I encourage you to do so. Here it … Continue reading