Tullian Tchividjian's Blog, page 45

O Great God

I've been singing this song for the last three days. It's a newer hymn based on The Valley of Vision prayer "Regeneration." The words and music are by Bob Kauflin. You can hear the song sung by seven-thousand people here.

O great God of highest heaven

I was blinded by my sin
Had no ears to hear Your voice
Did...

Preach Christ

As my family and I prepare to go on vacation beginning this Sunday afternoon my biggest decision is what books to bring with me. I've made the mistake in the past of bringing too many. And I've also made the mistake in the past of bringing too few. So, last year I decided to bring two. It worked well. I read and deeply digested both.

I've actually been thinking for a couple of weeks about what I should read. I'm not a big fiction guy. I do like biographies, but I don't think I'll bring one...

The World: Love It Or Hate It

Have you ever wondered why the Bible seems to be guilty of double-talk when speaking of "the world"? John 3:16 tells us that God the Father loves the world so much that he sent God the Son to fix it. But we're told in 1 John 2:15‑17 not to love the world, and James tells us that "a friend of the world" is "an enemy of God" (James 4:4). We have Paul telling us in 2 Corinthians 6:17 to be separate from the world and to "go out from" unbelievers, while Jesus, in Mark 16:15 commands his...