Grace… Why Resolutions Don’t Work 3 Jan 20153 Jan 2015 This time of year you always see a flurry of posts, articles, and columns on resolutions. I think I have seen at least half a dozen things on Jonathan Edwards'…
Books… Youth and the Pleasures of Piety 29 Dec 201430 Dec 2014 Tuesdays with Edwards! In May of 1734 Edwards took on the oft given objection of young people, that "religion…[is]…a very dull, melancholy thing, and think, if they embrace it,…
Books… Seeking After Christ, Part 3 23 Dec 201423 Dec 2014 Tuesdays with Edwards! Two hundred seventy four years ago this month, Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon on the wise men following the star to find Jesus in Bethlehem focusing on…
Books… Seeking After Christ, Part 2 16 Dec 2014 Tuesdays with Edwards! Two hundred seventy four years ago this month, Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon on the wise men following the star to find Jesus in Bethlehem focusing on…
Grace… Freed From and Freed For 14 Dec 2014 One of the things I often see Christians struggling with is understanding how we are forgiven and no longer need to measure up to God's Law, but at the same…
Books… Seeking After Christ, Part 1 9 Dec 20149 Dec 2014 Tuesdays with Edwards! Two hundred seventy four years ago this month, Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon on the wise men following the star to find Jesus in Bethlehem. Being in…
Discipleship Pass the Cloak 4 Dec 20144 Dec 2014 As parents, Mandi and I have been charged by God with the responsibility to raise our three girls so that one day they can be mature and responsible women who…
Books… Mary’s Remarkable Act 2 Dec 20142 Dec 2014 It's Tuesday and that means it is time for Tuesdays with Edwards! One of the many things I have grown to appreciate in the writings of Jonathan Edwards is his…
Books… Why Are People Worth So Much? 24 Nov 201425 Nov 2014 Tuesdays with Edwards! Jonathan Edwards saw people as being of infinite value because every human being was personally, intentionally, and thoughtfully created by God. In this selection from a sermon…
Books… What are “Affections?” 18 Nov 201418 Nov 2014 Tuesdays with Edwards! Today's selection is from one of Edwards' most influential books, Religious Affections. In this selection, Edwards explains what he means by affections and why they are important…