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‘Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully: The Power of Poetic Effort in the Work of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis’ by John Piper
Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully by John Piper is the sixth book in a series titled The Swans Are Not Silent, taken from the words of Augustine’s successor Eraclius. Eraclius preached a sermon immediately after the mantle had been passed, and sensing his own inadequacy to fill Augustine’s shoes said, ‘The cricket chirps. The swan […]
Finish Strong
Recently spotted on a teenager: a Nike T-shirt sporting the slogan, “There is no finish line.” The phrase comes from the headline off a poster seen in the background of one of Nike’s earliest “Just Do It” commercials, circa 1991. The poster itself was very popular at the time, functioning as a marketing manifesto celebrating […]
“Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God” by John Piper
Living in a world of sound-bites, spin, and hype, where most folks spend their free time watching TV, a computer screen, texting, or enjoying some form of evangelical entertainment, who has time to read a book, let alone really think about theology? It was refreshing to read John Piper’s new book Think. His premise is […]
To God Alone Be Glory Forever
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of […]
Why the Glory of God Is at Stake in the “Foreknowledge” Debate
This article pre-supposes that true doctrine is the foundation of true delight. If we do not get our doctrine of God right, we will destroy the foundations of delight. Joy may flourish for a generation when the root is severed, but in the end, delight in God will die without true doctrine. And the glorification […]
