2009
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Must Listen: Healthy Hunger
I subscribe to a variety of sermon podcasts, from John Piper to Francis Chan, and devote my times at the gym to catching up with my favorite preachers. Often times I find myself stretched by a certain sermon or greatly moved by a particular topic and believe others may greatly benefited from listening as well. [...]
Resolutions for a Young Calvinist: 2. Momentary Life
Every week this summer I plan to write a resolution in the likes of Edwards that I am resolved to do and pray over it each day that the Lord might empower me to be that resolved to be.
Resolution Two.
Resolved, to live as if each moment will be my last, and the next will be [...]
Resolutions for a Young Calvinist: 1. The Glory of God
Every week this summer I plan to write a resolution in the likes of Edwards that I am resolved to do and pray over it each day that the Lord might empower me to be that resolved to be.
Resolution One.
Resolved, to live every moment for the glory of God, never compromising for selfish motives, less [...]
Summer with Calvin: Day 1
One of my goals this summer is to read through John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. One, because I am an unashamed Calvinist, and two, in preparation for a course dedicated to it I am taking this fall at Talbot. My plan is to blog as much as possible offering quotes from the text [...]
Caught up in the heavens
So my lack of posts are due to 1. Finals and 2. This Jonathan Edwards paper that is continually kicking my butt. Yet, as I write it, reading over sermon upon sermon of his I cannot complain because my heart is being moved in ways that can only be attributed to the glory of God.
As [...]
Free Stuff: Two FREE Tedashii Tracks
Tedashii’s sophomore album has been pushed back seven days to May 26th, but don’t worry, Reach Records has made it worth the wait by offering two b-sides for free.
Download them here.
Also, for those who don’t know, Noise Trade has a plethora of great music for free, or if you want to support the artists, whatever [...]
Edwards the Calvinist: An Introduction
I am currently writing a paper for a class on Jonathan Edwards’ Theology and figured I would share my introduction. The soon to be 20-page paper is titled: Jonathan Edwards the Calvinist: The Centrality of Total Depravity to Edwards’ Theology.
Jonathan Edwards is becoming a celebrity. Or, more accurately, Edwards is a dead rock star amongst [...]
Treasure hidden in a field
Watch this video and then read on…
Jesus says in Matthew 13:44 that “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
Notice the man’s reaction to the treasure, “in his joy.” [...]
Paper Pastors
Does our admiration for theologians and preachers of the past and present hurt our relationship with the local church? Check out Dan Phillips’ post at Pyromaniacs entitled Porn and paper pastors.
Brother, sister: John Piper isn’t your pastor. John MacArthur knows nothing about you. Dave Hunt never got on his knees and prayed for you. Lloyd-Jones [...]
Jonathan Edwards on Penal Substitution
Jonathan Edwards from his work Of Satisfaction for Sin:
Justice requires that sin be punished, because sin deserves punishment. What the demerit of sin calls for, justice calls for; for it is only the same thing in different words. For the notion of a desert of punishment, is the very same as a just connexion with [...]