Books… Faith Without Love Is Dead 19 May 201519 May 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! In 1738 Jonathan Edwards preached a series of sermons on 1 Corinthians 13 that has become famously known in print as Charity and Its Fruits and has…
Books… Resisting God, an Effective Hindrance to Grace 15 May 201515 May 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 38: Resisting God, an Effective Hindrance to Grace Down deep in your heart I believe you know what God demands of you, but you are resisting…
Books… Love and Gravity 12 May 201512 May 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! The whole material universe is preserved by gravity, or attraction, or the mutual tendency of all bodies to each other. One part of the universe is hereby…
Books… God Gives Grace in Proportion to Our Trials 8 May 20158 May 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 37: God Gives Grace in Proportion to Our Trials I feel a deep sense of sympathy for your loved one who is suffering so much. And…
Books… Lessons from Fruit 5 May 20155 May 2015 It's Tuesdays with Edwards! When the fruit is ripe, it is easily gathered. It don't cleave fast to the tree, but is ready to quit it, and is picked…
Books… Suffering Belongs to the Living, Not the Dead 1 May 20151 May 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! Just a reminder here of something I have clarified before, that when Fénelon refers to self and self-love, he is talking about our sinful nature and our…
Books… Freedom of the Will 28 Apr 201528 Apr 2015 Tuesday's with Edwards! There is perhaps no question that has caused as much debate as the question of free will and the sovereignty of God. How far does God's sovereignty…
Books… Bearing Dying Takes the Place of Final Death 24 Apr 201524 Apr 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 35: Bearing Dying Takes the Place of Final Death We Christians must bear our crosses. In my opinion, self is the greatest cross of them all!…
Books… The Excellences of Christ 21 Apr 201521 Apr 2015 It is time for Tuesdays with Edwards! In August, 1736, Edwards preached a sermon called The Excellency of Christ in which he explores a series of pairs of characteristics of…
Books… Surrender Is Not a Heroic Sacrifice, But a Simple Sinking Into the Will of God 17 Apr 201517 Apr 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 34: Surrender Is Not a Heroic Sacrifice, But a Simple Sinking Into the Will of God Your only assignment, my dear daughter, is to be strong…