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Coming Soon: A Conversation on Assurance

A couple of months ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Todd Friel of Wretched Radio along with author and pastor RW Glenn to discuss the important pastoral issue of assurance of salvation. 

Wretched Network released a trailer for the upcoming program today. Here it is, along with the write up they provided.






Every Christian experiences doubt to some degree. But where is the line

Should We Pray for Revival, Pentecost, and More of the Spirit?

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The Secret Signature of Each Soul

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Depending on the Holy Spirit

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life. But though we are orthodox in our creeds, I wonder if we truly realize how absolutely dependent on the Spirit we really are? I’m struck by the pervasive presence of the Spirit in the New Testament.[i]

The Holy Spirit was intimately connected with Jesus throughout his entire life. Prior to Jesus’ virginal conception an angel said to

Mercy Has Swallowed Up All Misery

John Calvin by Hans Hoblein


This is one of my favorite quotes from Calvin. Read and rejoice!

Every good thing we could think or desire is to be found in this same Jesus Christ alone. For, He was sold, to buy us back; captive to deliver us; condemned, to absolve us; He was made a curse for our blessing, sin offering for our righteousness; marred that we may be made fair; He died for our life;

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment (Book Notes)

Jeremiah Burroughs' The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment is of the great Puritan classics. I first read it over a decade ago, but still return to it when thinking about contentment. Here are my notes. Don't get distracted by the Puritaneque outlining. There are some real gems here. But, better yet, read the whole thing for yourself! 



1. Christian Contentment Described




 “Christian

That's My King: Exulting in Jesus with S. M. Lockridge

This well-known clip from S. M. Lockridge's famous sermon "Seven Way King" is still worth hearing. If the fire of your love for Jesus is waning, maybe this will be fuel to get it blazing again.

Regeneration - A Prayer

O God of the highest heaven,occupy the throne of my heart,take full possession and reign supreme,lay low every rebel lust,let no vile passion resist thy holy war;manifest thy mighty power,and make me thine forever.Thou art worthy to bepraised with my every breath,loved with my every faculty of soul,served with my every act of life.Thou hast loved me, espoused me, received me,purchased, washed,

"Man or Rabbit?": C. S. Lewis on Spiritual Transformation

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)

A great quote on the radical moral and spiritual transformation that is promised by Christ, from C. S. Lewis's essay "Man or Rabbit:" 

The people who keep on asking if they can't lead a decent life without Christ, don't know what life is about; if they did they would know that 'a decent life' is mere machinery compared with the thing we men are really made for.

A Meal with Jesus by Tim Chester (Book Notes)

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