On the Crushing Guilt of Failing at Quiet Time August 16, 2023 by: Kevin DeYoung Must Devotions Be Daily? I first began my habit of daily devotions when I was in high school. A couple of my friends at school were serious Christians, and they talked about spending time in their Bibles every morning before…
JESUS, THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT \”He is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises. He is faithful that promised.\” — Heb 8:6; Heb 10:23. THIS IS called the Better Covenant. There are no ifs; no injunctions of \”\’observe to do\”; no conditions of obedience to be fulfilled. From…
August 2023 New Releases August 15, 2023 by: Crossway New Books Below is a list of the new and notable resources releasing this month from Crossway. Titles include Impossible Christianity by Kevin DeYoung and Help for the Hungry Soul by Kristen Wetherell. Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the…
Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do…
DECISION FOR CHRIST \”Whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple.\” — Luk 14:27. NOTICE THE threefold repetition of these solemn words: he cannot be My disciple (Luk 14:26, Luk 14:27, Luk 14:33). There is a sense in which the Way of Salvation is easy. One look of faith…