Article Archive for May 2009
The Defeat of Sin and Suffering: pruning or uprooting?
Weeds were the never-ending nemesis in the garden I tended in my youth. My family had several large gardens—not large enough to be a farm but large enough to require a tractor to till the ground. Each year I plowed, …
Timothy Keller’s; The Prodigal God
The Prodigal God is an excellent exposition of Jesus parable found in Luke 15:11 – 32. The title of the book is in sharp contrast to the normal title of the parable—the prodigal son. Keller defines prodigal as “recklessly spendthrift” …
John Piper’s book, Spectacular Sins and their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ
This 110 page book packs a mighty punch. The thesis of the work is “that God ordains spectacular sins for the global glory of his Son, without God in any way becoming unholy or unrighteous or sinful in that act” …
