Our Sinful Hearts Revealed in the ‘Antipsalm 23′

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Few things incapsulate the sin and selfishness of the human heart like this "Antipsalm 23," by David Powlison. When I read this, I was convicted by how many of its statements I've struggled with in my own heart. Do you see your sin, as well? Yes, we all do. The rest of the ...

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The Power of Prayer and Predestination

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Regarding the purpose of prayer, a classic John Piper article offers a theoretical interplay between believer and skeptic: Prayerless: "I understand that you believe in the providence of God. Is that right?" Prayerful: "Yes." Prayerless: "Does that mean you believe, like the Heidelberg Catechism says, that nothing comes about by chance but only by ...

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Learn Biblical Manhood, a Message from CBMW

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

I came across an article that is a worthy read for three reasons: The Web site - CBMW.org (the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood) - is THE best Web-based resource for helping Christians walk out complementarianism. The issue of self-control, teaching our kids to walk in this fruit, and modeling it as parents, ...

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