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• What Sanctification Feels Like Senin, 28 Mei 2012
  From Ray Ortlund's excellent commentary, Proverbs: Wisdom That Works (Crossway, 2012), pages 51–52: Proverbs 2:1–22 opens a door to every one of us. We all want to grow in Christ. In this passage God is telling us how we can move forward. If you see a sign in front of a church, “Revival here next week,” you can be sure there won’t be a revival there nex […]
  Tony Reinke
• Summers Are for Seeking Christ Senin, 28 Mei 2012
  Memorial Day is here, school is nearly done, and the days are growing longer and hotter. The firstfruits of summer have arrived. As the summer season approached in 1995, Pastor John reminded his church of the spiritual benefits of summer, along with the annual temptations to spiritual laziness in his article, “Setting Our Minds on Things Above in Summer” (Ma […]
  Tony Reinke
• How Summertime Helps Us Pray Minggu, 27 Mei 2012
  Memorial Day weekend is the traditional welcome into summer. Long days, outside reading, baseball, iced tea, sunshine — 'tis the season of unparalleled displays of God's common benevolence. And it's also full of exciting opportunities for us to grow in the grace of prayer. God's grace is immeasurable, not seasonal (Ephesians 2:7). There […]
  Jonathan Parnell
• A Pregnant Woman’s Defense Against the Schemes of the Devil Sabtu, 26 Mei 2012
  If you are a pregnant mom, perhaps with your first baby, you may be reading these articles about Mommy Wars and shaking your head. As if you didn’t have enough on your mind already! In the chaos of battles over things like bottle feeding, co-sleeping, and baby wearing, Carolyn has pointed out how the real Mommy Wars are primarily spiritual battles. The real […]
  Gloria Furman
• The Rock-Solid Foundation of Christian Hedonism Sabtu, 26 Mei 2012
  John Piper, Desiring God (Multnomah, 2011), 10: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. (Design submitted by Jacob Abshire.)
  Tony Reinke