- Powlison on Discipleship David Powlison
Discipleship does the hard work of kneading what is true into how we actually live.
- Douglas Adams and P. G. Wodehouse Neil Gaiman
Actually, the literary tradition that Douglas [Adams] was part of was, at least initially, the tradition of English Humor Writing that gave us P. G. Wodehouse (whom …
- Baptism into Death John Fesko
Would sentimentalism and saccharine emotions dominate congregations if they realized that a person is baptized into the death of Christ? Would characterizations of …
- Sinfulness of Ignorance John Newton
Ignorance and obstinacy are in themselves sinful, and no plea of sincerity will exempt them from the danger of being under their influence.
- The Fate of the Country Henry David Thoreau
The fate of the country does not depend on how you vote at the polls — the worst man is as strong as the best at that game; it does not depend on what kind of paper you …
- Be Still My Soul Katharina Von Schlegel
Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav’nly Friend. Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
- Real Sincerity in Religious Matters John Newton
You say, ‘If they be sincere, and fail not for want of diligence and searching, I cannot help thinking that God will not condemn them for an inevitable defect in their …
- All Tears Will be Wiped Away John Newton
Yes, madam, though every stream must fail, the fountain is still full and flowing. All the comfort you ever received in your dear friend was from the Lord, who is …
- Debt of National Sin John Newton
They who understand spiritual arithmetic, may be well startled if they sit down and compute the debt of national sin.
- Divine Dating Chad Van Dixhoorn
And George Walker, yet another member of the [Westminster] assembly who wrote on the topic, had hard words for weak men who told ladies to marry them because of ‘pretense …
- Newton’s Childhood John Newton
When I was four years old, I could… repeat the answers to the questions in the Assembly’s Shorter Catechism, with the Scripture proofs; and all Isaac Watts’ smaller …
- Sorrows and Joys of One Another Matthew Henry
True love will interest us in the sorrows and joys of one another, and teach us to make them our own.
- Vanity of Science John Calvin
We must carefully notice these two things — that a knowledge of all the sciences is mere smoke, where the heavenly science of Christ is wanting; and man, with all his …
- Fools and Asses Ray Bradbury
The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are. They’re Caesar’s praetorian guard, whispering as the parade roars down the avenue, ‘Remember, Caesar, thou art …
- Acquainted with Controversy William Dunlop
Those who have been at all acquainted with controversy, will find it the hardest thing for two warm disputants, when struggling hard for victory, not to throw about that …
- Good Counseling is Wise Love David Powlison
Wise counseling is essentially a way of loving another person well. It is a way of speaking what is true and constructive into this person’s life right now. Good …
- A Surgeon's Skill John Newton
If people are satisfied of a surgeon’s skill and prudence, they will not only yield to be cut at his pleasure without pretending to direct him where, or how long he shall …
- Unloose my Stamm'ring Tongue John Newton
When he came, the angels sung, ‘Glory be to God on high;’ / Lord, unloose my stamm’ring tongue, Who should louder sing than I?
- Eschatology of Victory Richard Gaffin
Most assuredly, the eschatology of the New Testament is an ’eschatology of victory’—victory presently being realized by and for the church, through the eschatological …
- Real Victory Already Possessed Richard Gaffin
The church today will remain impoverished in understanding its true identity and its task in the creation, until it is grasped by the fully eschatological significance of …
- DeYoung on Hospitality Kevin DeYoung
Opening our homes takes time, but it doesn’t have to take over our lives. Christian hospitality has much more to do with good relationships than with good food. There is …
- We are God's Creation Herman Bavinck
We are God’s creation; he is not ours.
- Lamentably Ignorant Richard Baxter
I am daily forced to admire how lamentably ignorant many of our people are, that have seemed diligent hearers of me these 10 or 12 years, while I spoke as plainly as I …
- Zeal and Prudence John Newton
There is often too much self in our zeal, and too much fear of man in our prudence.
- Loveth Thee Best George Swinnock
He that hates thy sins most, loveth thee best.
- One Little Word Shall Fell Him Martin Luther
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him; His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure, One little word shall fell him.
- Believers Motive for Law-Keeping G.K. Beale
Instead, true saints should be psychologically motivated to fulfill God’s precepts because they know that God has given them the power to do so.
- Beale on Baptism G.K. Beale
In this light, to think that a major people group—infants—is excluded from entry into the new-covenant community seems to go against the grain of the otherwise wider span …
- Christ's Gifted People G.K. Beale
First, whereas in the OT the Spirit gifted only prophets, priests, and kings, in the new age all of Christ’s people are gifted by the Spirit because they are ‘in’ Jesus, …
- Adam Smith on Watches Adam Smith
But the person so nice with regard to this machine, will not always be found either more scrupulously punctual than other men, or more anxiously concerned upon any other …
- Jesus for You G.K. Beale
Jesus’s life, trials, death for sinners, and especially resurrection by the Spirit have launched the fulfillment of the eschatological already-not yet new-creational …
- The Old Testament Story G.K. Beale
The Old Testament is the story of God, who progressively reestablishes his new-creational kingdom out of chaos over a sinful people by his word and Spirit through …
- Authority of Feelings David Powlison
We invest our feelings with authority because we’re fools.
- Effective Love Kevin DeYoung
Effective love is rarely efficient.
- Christ Gives More Herman Bavinck
Christ gives more than sin took away.
- Christ's image-wife Meredith Kline
Christ takes his church, his image-wife, in covenant of marriage to bear his glory and his name, to be the fulness of him who fills all in all.
- The Old Testament Revelation of the Messiah Geerhardus Vos
Old Testament Revelation approaches the concept of a personal Messiah very gradually. It sufficed for fallen man to know that through His divine power and grace God would …
- Glory in Our Shame John Calvin
However, be the Son of God glorified in our shame, and let us be content with this sure testimony, that though we are persecuted and blamed we trust in the living God.
- Spiritual Mindedness John Owen
Let no one suppose that spiritual mindedness comes accidentally. It is just as likely for poor person to expect to be rich without effort, before weak person to be strong …
- In Our Days George Whitefield
In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal.
- Glory in Our Good Works Geerhardus Vos
God does not grant us his work of grace so that we should glory in it as our own. Therefore he so arranged it that it would manifestly be his work from beginning to end, …
- The End of Education Richard Baxter
Your study of physics and other sciences is not worth a rush, if it be not God that you seek after in them. To see and admire, to reverence and adore, to love and delight …
- Observe their Graces Richard Baxter
Observe their graces more than their infirmities. You cannot love them unless you take notice of that goodness which is their loveliness. Overlooking and extenuating the …
- New Things Each Day John Newton
Every new day is filled up with new things, new mercies on the Lord’s part, new ingratitude on mine.
- Omega-likeness of the Alpha Glory-Spirit Meredith Kline
The Glory-Spirit over the waters was a revelation of the absolute sovereignty of the Creator-King, a guarantee that whatever the conditions that seemed unruly and …
- Do You Mortify? John Owen
Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you.
- He Does All Things Well John Newton
Let us strive and pray for a habitual resignation to his will; for He does all things well. It is never ill with us but when our evil hearts doubt or forget this plainest …
- Kline on Covenant and Election Meredith Kline
When covenant is no longer identified with election and guaranteed blessing, especially when the baptismal sign of incorporation into the covenant is understood as …
- Lewis on Love of Neighbor C. S. Lewis
The rule for all of us is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering whether you ’love’ your neighbour; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the …
- Though Friends Should All Fail Us John Newton
Though troubles assail us and dangers affright, / Though friends should all fail us and foes all unite, / Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide, / The promise assures …