“There it is! The feast of Christian Hedonism. How shall we honor God in worship? By saying, ‘It’s my duty’ Or by saying, ‘It’s my joy’? Worship is a way of reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. Now we see that the mirror that catches the rays of His radiance and... Continue Reading →

  “Minimizing the importance of transformed feelings makes Christian conversions less supernatural and less radical. It is humanly manageable to make decisions of the will for Christ. No supernatural power is required to pray prayers, sign cards, walk aisles, or even stop sleeping around. Those are good. They just don’t prove that anything spiritual has... Continue Reading →

“Hell is one way to settle accounts with sinners and uphold His justice. But there is another way. The wisdom of God has ordained a way for the love of God to deliver us from the wrath of God without compromising the justice of God.  And what is this wisdom? The death of the Son... Continue Reading →

  “Because God is unique as an all-glorious, totally self-sufficient Being, He must be for Himself if he is to be for us. The rules of humility that belong to the creature cannot apply in the same way to its Creator. If God should turn away from Himself as the Source of infinite joy, He... Continue Reading →

“Just as our joy is based on the promise that God is strong enough and wise enough to make all things work together for our good, so God’s joy is based on the same sovereign control: He makes all things work together for His glory.  “I am God, and here is no other; I am... Continue Reading →

  “At the beginning of his life, a boy does not know what century he was born in, and consequently exhibits to many of his politically correct and aghast elders some of the same traits exhibited by the boyhood chums of Sennacherib and Charlemagne. He doesn’t know any better--yet. But in our day, many of... Continue Reading →

“Children are God’s possessions (see Ps.127:3) for his purpose.” (p.14) One of my biggest fears in life is someone else raising my kids. It’s my nightmare. So facing the idea that my kids are not actually mine, but God’s is kind of weird. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to raise them but they belong... Continue Reading →

  This was a really great book. Nice and short, really straight forward, and a whole lot of scripture on every page. It stays true to its title, putting biblical passages and references on every point. It draws straight from the bible. Stinson and Dumas do a great job offering practical, usable advice on biblical... Continue Reading →

Chapter 1: Man in the Garden “this is what modern and postmodern masculinity has been all about—men behaving like little boys forever, serving themselves in the name of self-discovery.” (p.11)   Chapter 2: The Masculine Mandate Phillips’ book centers around this theme of working and keeping. “’work and keep’…Taken together, these two words serve as... Continue Reading →

Owen’s seminal work hinges on Colossians 3:5 “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you” (ESV) or as Owen states it, “always be killing sin or it will be killing you.”1 As Christians we are in the process of sanctification, becoming more like Christ who defeated sin ultimately on the cross. The works we perform... Continue Reading →