What does John Piper mean when he speaks about God ordaining, within the context of his Sovereignty over sin? There is design in what he permits. And therefore when I say he ordains, I mean He has a history in view and He is going somewhere with what He permits to happen. That’s what I’m [...]
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Ordained, defined
Posted in Grace, Preaching, Scripture, Supremacy of Christ, Theology on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Books, Calvin, Culture, Politics, Preaching, Weather/Climate on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Favorites in… Streaming: John Piper’s address to President Obama on abortion. Reading: The book I’ve reading lately is called Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch. It came highly recommended and has lived up to the hype two-thirds through. Here is a link to a trustworthy review. Blogging: I think I post something [...]
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Posted in Books, Culture, Preaching, Scripture on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Favorites in… Blogging: C.J. Mahaney just completed a four month long blog series on productivity. Very helpful. Health (and fun): John Mark Reynolds gives Ten Unexpected Cultural Results of Swine Flu. Reading: Justin Taylor recommends some must reads from D.A. Carson. “When D.A. Carson writes a book, buy it.” – Al Mohler Listening: Not a [...]
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Posted in Books, News, Preaching, Science, Scripture, Supremacy of Christ, Theology, Weather/Climate on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Weekly favorites in… News: Global Warming Beliefs Among Protestant Pastors. Interesting article on the percentage pastors who are “believers” of global warming. Listening: This is gold…John Piper recently spoke at Park Community Church in Chicago on “The Pastor as Scholar.” He gives a basics outline of his life leading up to becoming a pastor. If [...]
Weekly Notables (16)
Posted in Books, Politics, Preaching, Scripture, Supremacy of Christ, Theology on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Favorites in.. Watching: The Gospel Coalition 2009 is wrapping up today. Live webcasts are available here. Also, all 10 of the main sessions will be online soon. Listening: 5 years of classroom instruction from Wayne Grudem as he teaches through his Systematic Theology. Blogging: Kevin DeYoung posts a series called “Our High Places,” highlighting what [...]
