O Lord, Give Us Children of Promise, Not Children of the Flesh! …
The story of Ishmael is a warning not to build your ministry according to the flesh.
January
Mountains Are Not Meant to Envy …
Awed Thoughts on Spurgeon
February
The Place of Writing …
A Plea for Prayer
Fresh statements of old truth are always needed. Without them people will read error.
March
"The Greatest of These Is Love" …
Thoughts on the New Sermon Series
Something tremendous is at stake in the practical unity of love in the body of Christ.
A Simple, Practical Act of Love …
No Perfume, No Cologne First Service
Transcendent Springs of Tenderness …
Meditation on Deuteronomy 10:17-19
God’s tenderness towards the lowly is rooted in his transcendent self-sufficiency.
April
The Great "Therefore" of the Resurrection …
Ideas have consequences.
Doing Well and Doing Better …
Even inside perfection, there is good, better, and best. And understanding this will help us love as we ought.
May
Summer is for Seeing and Showing God …
All-Church Schedule June 11–September 3
The Limits of Love …
More Thoughts on Sunday’s Text
Summer Mindset …
Thoughts on Colossians 3:2
If the mailman brings you a love letter from your fiancé, don’t fall in love with the mailman.
June
Be Inspired By Aristeides …
To See and Show Christ this Summer
July
August
September
The Providence of God …
Seeing to the Universe
God is not a passive participant in a world that exists without his sustaining it. Wherever he is looking, he is acting.
October
"The Slow Fires of Misery" …
Enduring the Pain of Flawed Marriage
Abraham Lincoln’s marriage was a mess, but accepting the pain brought deep strength in the long run.
November
William Wilberforce and the Launchers of Love …
If we love people, we will be like William Wilberforce and spend time thinking about how to point them to Jesus.
Is It a Detour If You Find Gold? …
Her First Words Were A Song—At Twenty
Your agonizing, unplanned detour is not a waste—not if you look to the Lord for his unexpected work, and do what you must do in his name.
December
How Jesus Did Fresh Initiative #5 …
10 ways Jesus related to the poor.
Talitha Ruth Piper …
Announcing the adoption of John and Noël's fifth child and first daughter.
