Quotations – Page 4 – Future Perfect // Present Tense

Prepare To Be Boggled

In chapter 2 of his book Think, John Piper gives an explanation of why we think and feel. We think and feel because God thinks and feels, and we, of course, are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27). — read more

Apr 14, 2011

Russell Brand Meets Jonathan Edwards

Today in 1758, Jonathan Edwards died. Not many books have caused me to sob audibly, and even fewer while reading in a public library, but Edwards’ Images or Shadows of Divine Things is just such a book. — read more

Mar 22, 2011

All Love is Substitutionary Sacrifice

“It bears repeating: All love, all real, life-changing love, is substitutionary sacrifice. You have never loved a broken person, you have never loved a guilty person, you have never loved a hurting person except through substitutionary sacrifice… — read more

Mar 3, 2011

Decisions Without Televisions

“Let me hear you make decisions / Without your television, / Let me hear you speaking just for me.” The line is from Depeche Mode’s Stripped, and I’m surprised it doesn’t turn up more often in manuals for effective preaching. — read more

Feb 23, 2011

As Big As God’s Anger

This week sees the publication of King’s Cross, Tim Keller’s take on Mark’s Gospel. I’ve been reading an advance copy this past week, and it’s outstanding. — read more

Feb 14, 2011

Do Not Lose Heart

…God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. — read more

Feb 9, 2011

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