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Why Discontent is Foolish (Part IV)

by Barry Cooper on May 2, 2012Jun 24, 2014

We’ve been delving into Jeremiah Burroughs’ The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. Here’s his fifth and final reason why discontent is foolish: 

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Why Discontent is Foolish (Part III)

by Barry Cooper on Apr 25, 2012Jun 24, 2014

We’ve been delving into Jeremiah Burroughs’ The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. He has some provocative things to say about why discontent is foolish for the Christian believer, and even sinful. Here are his third and fourth reasons: 

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Why Discontent is Foolish (Part II)

by Barry Cooper on Apr 18, 2012Jun 24, 2014

Last week – courtesy of Jeremiah Burroughs’ The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment – we saw the first reason why discontent is foolish for the Christian believer, and even sinful. Here’s the second: 

Why Discontent is Foolish

by Barry Cooper on Apr 11, 2012Jul 1, 2014

Jeremiah Burrough’s The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment is a rare jewel in itself. It was published originally in 1651, but is well worth your time, particularly if you find yourself struggling with discontent.

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Why Can’t Evangelicals Write Well?

by Barry Cooper on Mar 28, 2012Jun 17, 2014

Or paint well? Or compose well? I recently discovered one possible reason, as expressed by one of the exceptions to the rule: C. S. Lewis.

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You Want Rachel. You Get Leah.

by Barry Cooper on Mar 7, 2012Jun 24, 2014

Perhaps the best Tim Keller sermon I’ve ever heard is one called “The Girl Nobody Wanted”.

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The Sudden Interruption of a Friendship

by Barry Cooper on Feb 22, 2012Jun 17, 2014

This book is my secret journal.

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Truth Wins

by Barry Cooper on Dec 28, 2011Jun 17, 2014

“News may come that truth is sick, but never that it is dead.

The Infinite Condescension

by Barry Cooper on Oct 26, 2011Jun 24, 2014

“Consider the infinite condescension and love of Christ, in his invitation to you to come to him for life, deliverance, mercy, grace, peace, and eternal salvation.

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The Gunpowder Plot

by Barry Cooper on Oct 6, 2011Jun 17, 2014

“They are not our best friends, that stir the pride of our hearts by the flattery of their lips.

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