Years ago, before I knew John Piper was John Piper, I read his book A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer. It shook me up, in a good way. This quote sums up what has stayed with me: “If we don’t feel strong desires for the manifestation…
No, this isn’t some bizarre reference to H1N1. Miss Piggy just happened to be the example that came to mind as I prepared this third and final post on John Piper’s book The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God’s Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin. (I do…
Every day my body alerts me to its need for food and drink. The dull ache I sense in my stomach, the low grumble, the dip in mental focus—all these tell me it is time to nourish my flesh. Similarly, my spirit is in need of daily sustenance from holy…
Is your life managed by a set of preservation rules? Do you hang back in life out of fear of the what-ifs and the maybes? How much time do you spend making life more comfortable or easy or safe? I’ve been pondering these questions for myself. (I don’t necessarily like…
There is a strange mentality at work in our hearts that causes us to pull and push against reality. On one side of it, our desire is to get a deal, to beat the dealer, to pull one over on “The Man” (who is that, anyhow?!). We love to see…
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