John Piper defines unbelief as:
“a turning away from God and his Son in order to seek satisfaction in other things.” (Future Grace, pg. 87)
I was thinking about this quote in relation to my study of Ecclesiastes. Even though Solomon doesn’t use the words faith, belief, or unbelief anywhere in Ecclesiastes, the entire lesson is about faith. […]
There is good news today if you live in Denmark, Norway, Sweden or Switzerland: you now have the iTunes Music Store!
Okay, those of us in the States have had access to this digital music megastore for two years. But, have you used it? Have you experienced the bliss of buying any stinking single you want for […]
In today’s message on Ecclesiastes we covered the problem of Solomon’s folly. His moral folly is recorded for posterity in 1 Kings 11:1-14. His immorality inevitably led to idolatry and the verdict was:
So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord. (v. 6)
We raised […]
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From Mere Christianity written by C.S. Lewis:
Though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins, or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite relentless in its determination that we will be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him.
His steady, […]
There is actually a web-site called GoEnglish.com It is even hard for me to believe. Nevertheless, the site provides an index of English idioms, one of which is the basis of today’s blog title: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
If you visit the explanation page for this idiom you will find the following:
When […]
I found this advice from John Piper about a year ago. It promoted the state of my soul so much that I made copies of it for all the one28 staff. I’m sharing it with you today — even though most of you are not pastors — because it is everyone’s responsibility to “stimulate one another to […]
While it is possible to communicate without words, non-verbal techniques can be more demanding and clarity is inevitably more difficult. There are certain situations where words are mandatory. For example, a blog is not much of a blog without words. Which leads me to the verbal point of this post: I believe in treating words […]
Looks like Erik Jacobson has been blogging unbeknownst to me for a while now. That has all changed. You too can read about his trip to Italy or his new found fascination with Ecclesiastes 3 at Storm of Fire.
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