Category Spiritual Markers

The exploitation of your mind

Reflections from a devotional by John Piper. Our minds are being exploited... by our hearts. John Piper says, "..our deepest desires precede the rational functioning of our minds and incline the mind to perceive and think in a way that will make the desires look right."

Podcast: We Six Kings

A few observations from Sunday's sermon. Dale Ralph Davis said in his commentary on 1 Kings, "Sin is never creative but merely imitative and repetitious. Maybe you can sin with flair but you can't sin with freshness. You can only ape what's already been done. "

Jesus, a shrewd Messiah

From John Eldredge in Beautiful Outlaw: “Oh how hard it is to rescue the human heart, to dislodge it from it’s chosen means of survival without toppling it into resignation, despair or defensiveness. Jesus won’t take the shortcut of a…

No rules…

In much the same way that I read Matt Chandler’s book Explicit Gospel (see post here), I invite you to read with me Chip Ingram’s True Spirituality (previously published and titled Living on the Edge). I’m reading it in advance…