Joe Rigney

Joe Rigney serves as a fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is a husband, a father of three, and the author of a number of books, including More Than a Battle: How to Experience Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust.

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Sow Your Future Self

Why All Change Starts Today

Aug 13, 2023

If you want to know what kind of person you will be in the future, pay close attention to the person you are becoming today.

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Poured Out for Others

The Meaning of a Sacrificial Life

Jul 12, 2023

When the apostle Paul reached for ways to explain the Christian life of self-sacrifice, he turned where few of us might turn: Leviticus.

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First In, Last Out, Laughing Loudest

The Shining Strength of Good Men

Jun 30, 2023

God’s men are not to be pouty and weak, but strong and glad — a reminder God gives us every day when he makes the sun rise.

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‘Lead Me into Temptation’

How We Make Room for Sin

Jun 11, 2023

Often, we keep returning to the same sins — lust, jealousy, envy, anger — because we keep making room for temptation.

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Reversing Romans 1

A Glimpse of the Godward Life

Jun 3, 2023

Do you want to catch a clear and beautiful vision of the Godward life? Take a text about the ugly futility of mutiny against God and turn it on its head.

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Grumbling Obedience

Resisting a Common Temptation

May 21, 2023

How often is there a hitch in your obedience, or an edge to your obedience, or self-pity in your obedience?

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Not All Obedience Is Christian

May 12, 2023

Christians do not work for our salvation, but we do work out our salvation as God powerfully works within us. All Christian obedience, then, begins on the inside.

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The Syntax of Sacrifice

Introduction to Leviticus

Apr 10, 2023

The book of Leviticus can seem as mystifying as a foreign language — until we learn the basic nouns, adjectives, and verbs of the sacrificial system.

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The Father’s Way

When Good Parents Say Yes and No

Mar 27, 2023

If we love our children, we sometimes must say no. But we would do well to think carefully about how, and how often, we say no.

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My Son, Give Me Your Heart

The First Desire of Fruitful Parenting

Mar 13, 2023

An ancient proverb teaches us that we are to aim at more than just our children’s obedience. More than anything, we want their hearts.

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The Stable Presence

Five Traits of Resilient Fathers

Feb 19, 2023

Our homes need men who see with clarity, stand with stability, and act with wisdom. We need resilient, sober-minded fathers.

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The Living God

What Makes Him Different and Satisfying

Feb 10, 2023

Have you considered how wonderful it is to draw near to the God who now and always lives?

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The Light and Momentary Success of the Wicked

Jan 22, 2023

Many see how the wicked prosper and abandon the costly path of faith and godliness. If only they could see where each path leads.

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Begin Where You Are

How to Renew Your Prayer Life

Jan 12, 2023

C.S. Lewis wrote a book on prayer in which he pens four words that might change your prayer life: “Begin where you are.”

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Wisdom Above Came Below

How Christmas Speaks to Our Confusion

Dec 15, 2022

Wisdom from above is not merely about knowing what is true but knowing how to live. It addresses the head, heart, and hands.

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The Joy of Christian Duty

Dec 2, 2022

Is there a good, wise, and Christian Hedonistic way of celebrating the value of duty in the Christian life?

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The Sweetness of a Godward Meal

Dad’s Wisdom for Thanksgiving Day

Nov 24, 2022

“My son, eat honey, for it is good.” On Thanksgiving Day, a father and son discuss taste buds, honey, and the sweetness of wisdom to the soul.

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How a Head Loves a Body

Watching Husbands and Wives Dance Well

Nov 12, 2022

In the church and in marriage, the head and body are profoundly interdependent. You can’t have one without the other.

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Living Among Majesties

The Grandeur of the People of God

Oct 23, 2022

“As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.” The Bible sees a majesty in believers that believers themselves often miss.

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The Beautiful Roots of Courageous Submission

Oct 3, 2022

God describes feminine courage very differently from how the world does. So what makes a godly woman brave, and how might that change her marriage?

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What Spoils the Lord’s Supper?

How Not to Come to the Table

Sep 11, 2022

In many churches, the Lord’s Supper feels somber, heavy, and introspective. But is that what Jesus intended when he broke the bread and poured the cup?

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Be Comforted in Your Smallness

Aug 31, 2022

Does one of your callings in life feel overwhelming? Let C.S. Lewis help you take comfort in your smallness.

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Everything in God Is God

How to Think About His Attributes

Aug 1, 2022

How might we think in an orderly way about God’s attributes? Here’s often overlooked help from Jonathan Edwards.

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Do Infant Baptisms Count?

Reconsidering Open Membership

Jul 27, 2022

If a Christian wants to join your baptist church but they tell you that they were baptized as a child, what do you do?

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The Prudence Bucket

Applying the Bible to Gray Areas

Jul 14, 2022

Many of the most difficult decisions churches face are ones the Bible does not clearly address. This means pastors have to regularly practice humble, Bible-saturated prudence.

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Joe Rigney

Sow Your Future Self

Why All Change Starts Today

Poured Out for Others

The Meaning of a Sacrificial Life

First In, Last Out, Laughing Loudest

The Shining Strength of Good Men

‘Lead Me into Temptation’

How We Make Room for Sin

Reversing Romans 1

A Glimpse of the Godward Life

Grumbling Obedience

Resisting a Common Temptation

Not All Obedience Is Christian

The Syntax of Sacrifice

Introduction to Leviticus

The Father’s Way

When Good Parents Say Yes and No

My Son, Give Me Your Heart

The First Desire of Fruitful Parenting

The Stable Presence

Five Traits of Resilient Fathers

The Living God

What Makes Him Different and Satisfying

The Light and Momentary Success of the Wicked

Begin Where You Are

How to Renew Your Prayer Life

Wisdom Above Came Below

How Christmas Speaks to Our Confusion

The Joy of Christian Duty

The Sweetness of a Godward Meal

Dad’s Wisdom for Thanksgiving Day

How a Head Loves a Body

Watching Husbands and Wives Dance Well

Living Among Majesties

The Grandeur of the People of God

The Beautiful Roots of Courageous Submission

What Spoils the Lord’s Supper?

How Not to Come to the Table

Be Comforted in Your Smallness

Everything in God Is God

How to Think About His Attributes

Do Infant Baptisms Count?

Reconsidering Open Membership

The Prudence Bucket

Applying the Bible to Gray Areas

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