John MacArthur in a sermon (1976): “Just imagine a world full of wonderful Christians, without imperfections. Pure bliss. Imagine only the deepest, divine love for one another, all of us united. What an incredible thought. I mean, think about it, sitting in a corner with Elijah
Fifteen years ago I published a discernment blog post on my site warning of Dr. Keller’s “great errors.” 🤦 The language pointed, the tone uncharitable, within an hour a friend texted to say while I may have landed a point or two worthy of consideration, my approach was wrong. /1
Personal offense was never going to be a hangup for Tim Keller with truth at stake. A snapshot of the man we lost today, and the man I aspire to be. /6
I don’t know what God is up to right now except what he’s always up to — coordinating every virus molecule and every economic panic and every life event for his own glory and for the greater joy of his Church.
A Puritan woodworker in London, whose house was robbed on August 1, 1641, in his journal: “Why doth the Lord permit this thief to steal from me, his poor child, that have some care to get it honestly? Because the Lord doth see the world is ready to steal away my heart; therefore,
Piper: “The devil only has two weapons: pain and pleasure. He will either hurt you so bad you hate God or give you so much pleasure you don’t need God. And the solution to both is the same. God is more precious than what I lose. God is more precious than what I gain.”
Dodger pitcher Alex Vesia didn’t play in the WS due to a “deeply personal family matter.” His wife Kayla was due about now with their first child. “Heartbreaking is not a good enough descriptor,” said Dave Roberts before Game 7. In light of the tragedy, *Blue Jays pitchers* wore
Incredibly grateful to God for the life and ministry of John MacArthur. Shortly after my conversion I listened to his two-part series on the sufficiency of Scripture and it rocked my world (gty.org/library/topica…). What a gift. Picture of the Pastors Johns from the March 2024