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A Guide for Staying Christian in Seminary
Once during a walk, as Jack Miller prayed for his friends, it became clear to him what he should want for them: that they get the gospel clear in their own hearts and minds, that they make it clear to...
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How Eternity Shapes Our Mundane
The other day our baby played his first prank. I was holding him on my hip as I talked with a friend. It was time for us to leave so I instructed him, “We gotta go, Judson. Say ‘bye’ to Shami.” “Bah...
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Jesus: Our Navy SEAL
My last contact with the late Professor John Murray — to whose writings and influence I, like many others, owe a lasting debt — was particularly memorable for me, partly because I asked him a question...
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Race and the Horrific Frequency of Abortion
Tucked away near the bottom, and easily out of sight, is one of the compounded tragedies of abortion. The profoundly disproportionate number of black babies being aborted. Every child is created in...
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Now Available: Race and the Christian
The recent live-streamed event, Race and the Christian, is now available for free streaming and download. Messages from John Piper, Tim Keller, and Anthony Bradley Time-markers: John Piper, 4:35; Tim...
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Why I Love Bethlehem College
After doing serious church-based higher education for decades, we made it official in 2009 and started Bethlehem College and Seminary (BCS). I love what God has put together. As many of you know, I...
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For Leaders, and for All of Us
It was the contrast that caught my attention. One of my colleagues said he knew the blog series "How to Stay Christian in Seminary" was for a niche audience, yet I knew I'd been helped by it (though...
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The Creator On His Knees (Maundy Thursday)
The Maundy in Maundy Thursday comes from the Latin root mandatum, or commandment, taken from Jesus’ words in John 13:34: A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved...
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Please Pray for Chuck Colson
The latest update from Prison Fellowship is positive, although Chuck Colson (80) remains in critical condition in the neurological intensive care unit in a northern Virginia hospital. Colson underwent...
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Barabbas and Me
Year after year, as Christians walk through the Passion week with Jesus, our hearts are knit to him. He is our greatest hero, at the climax of his greatest feat. As we relive the story with him, we...
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Good Friday
Lenten Lights is a series of devotional readings leading up to Easter. A brief introduction to the series can be read here. [One candle lit before reading] This was the darkest day in history. The Son...
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The Cross Guarantees the Death of Our Dark Guest
Easter is for shouting. But Good Friday is for not much talking. Good Friday is for long looks at the fulcrum of human history when the most beautiful and most horrible events converged in one glorious...
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The Father's Cup (Good Friday)
Jesus is bowed and bloody, 110 pounds of lumber is strapped across his shoulders. The weight of the rough wood proves too much as it grinds against the lacerations left by the Roman scourging. Pain...
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Did Jesus Spend Saturday in Hell?
The Apostles’ Creed says, “[He] was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead.” There are many meanings given to this phrase. I simply want to...
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Easter Sunday
Lenten Lights is a series of devotional readings leading up to Easter. A brief introduction to the series can be read here. [Begin with no candles lit.] HE IS GOD! He cannot stay dead. HE IS ALIVE. The...
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God Is The Resurrection-Gospel
The whole point of Easter is that we get … blank. How would you finish the sentence? ... we get justification. … we get new life in Christ. … we get the promise of imperishable physical bodies. … we...
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10 Results of the Resurrection
Get a free download of this new poster (PDF) from John Piper's article on ten results of the resurrection: A savior who can never die again. "For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will...
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When Easter Joy Turns to Monday Gloom
Coming out of holy week in 1981, Pastor John addressed the realities of the Monday blues that so often follow on the heels of the Easter Sunday joys. He said this in his sermon, "The Sifting of Simon...
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This Week's Sermon: "The Risen Christ — His Peace, Power, and Purpose"
"It is a healing wonder to contemplate that all the complex layers of your life, which neither you nor anyone else can understand, are familiar territory to Jesus." This is one implication of Jesus'...
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Contemplating the Bible in Communion
Nature is saying something. Psalm 19:1 explains: "The heavens declare the glory of God." The most basic point of this verse is that the world around us is making God known. "Wherever you cast your...
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