How does the ordinary believing Christian "grow up" into spiritual maturity in Christ? Throughout Christian history in every age and every tradition countless answers to this question have been brought forward, raging from extreme legalism and salvation by "works" on the one hand, to the absolute passivity of quietism on the other. Now, Dr. Russell Hitt, a well-known and influential evangelical…
Patience, preseverance, and self-control - these strengths provide the basis for a truly fruitful and expressive Christian life. Robert C. Roberts offers a thoughtful analysis of these traits as the ways Christians have to keep themselves steadfastly on the track of hope, faith, joy, thanksgiving, and love. Filled with vivid illustrations and concrete advice, this book reveals the strengths of …
Pierced by the Word takes up thirty-one subjects as unique as "How to Be a Refuge for Your Children," "How to Drink Orange Juice to the Glory of God," and "Embracing the Pain of Shame." Some are longer, some shorter, like the real-world conversations they so closely resemble, and each comes from the fertile mind of John Piper and is written in his own inimitable style. Together, the readings wi…
At the Life Church Bible Camp, Genting View Resort 1993, I delivered a series of three messages, on Recipes for Living a Happy Life. These messages were printed into a pink booklet with the purpose of sharing with a wider readership. Praise the Lord, they have found an unexpectedly good reception. In order to follow up with the Happy Life messages, to lead Lifers into a deeper understanding …
Dark Night of the Soul tells the journey of the soul from its bodily home to its union with God. The journey occurs during the night, which represents the hardships and difficulties the soul meets in the world and reaching the light of the union with the Creator. The main idea of the book can be seen as the experience that people endure as they seek to grow in spiritual maturity and union with …
FREEDOM. THE REWARD OF DISCIPLINE. It's not uncommon for an accomplished musician to be able to sit down in front of a new piece of music and play it through without a hitch. He makes it seem easy, as if it required no effort. Yet, the "freedom" to play with such skill comes only after years of disciplined practice. In the same way, the freedom to grow in godliness to express Christ's character…
Richard Sibbes (1577-1635), one of the most influential figures in the Puritan movement during the earlier years of the seventeenth century, was renowned for the rich quality of his ministry. The Bruised Reed shows why he was known among his contemporaries as 'the sweet dropper'. I shall never cease to be grateful to... Richard Sibbes who was balm to my soul at a period in my life when I was…