Messin’ With Your Heroes Therefore be imitators of God—Ephesians 5:1 Really? Is it so wrong for us to emulate the life of another man or woman? Is it so wrong to hold another person up, as a role model? Well, the answer is (as it often is) . . . it depends. It depends on…
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong—1 Corinthians 16:13 When we men gather, our gatherings should be about something. Without a something, brotherhood doesn’t last. There are, of course, plenty of possible such somethings: we gather to watch sports, play sports, talk sports, talk politics, discuss philosophy, drink coffee,…
Carrying the Right Stuff? Strength is for service—Romans 15:1-2 Carrying burdens is something we do . . . as husbands, fathers, friends . . . as men. It’s hardwired into how God designed us, built us. We carry literal burdens; we carry figurative ones. Very little of our life is not spent carrying some burden…
WHAT IS RELIGION? \”And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?\” — Mat 15:16. IN THIS chapter our Lord teaches that true Religion is certainly not a matter of eating and drinking or outward ceremonial. It is the intention of the soul, the continual drawing from Christ the life-power needed for our work and…
Podcast: Remembering the “Seashells” Sermon 23 Years Later (John Piper) August 21, 2023 by: Crossway This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series. A Sermon That Impacted a Generation In today’s episode, John Piper shares what he was thinking as he walked onto the stage on May 20th, 2000 to deliver a message…