Welcome to the Week (almost weekend)!
My Top Read:
Trusting God with Creation But Not Providence
John Piper once defined God’s Providence as God’s “purposeful sovereignty” (from his massive book Providence). Here, Tim Challies really nails our (mankind’s) issue God’s providence. Short. Sweet. Right on.
I love this line that Challies wrote in this piece, “Faith directs us to believe that God’s providence is every bit as beautiful as creation“.
False Narratives And Those Who Perpetrate Them
I post this article because it is a compelling read, a cautionary tale. Now, I don’t know all of the details about the accusations about John MacArthur and everything, nor have I done much investigating on it. I post this article as a cautionary tale to make sure that we, as believers, are doing what is right AND what is the truth.
4 Privileges We Enjoy As A Friend of God
This beautiful article is summed up by this line towards the end, “Our friendship with God isn’t just a vague concept filed away in heaven; it’s a permanent and stable reality that gives shape and structure to our lives.“
Knowing Church History is an Asset for Every Pastor
And I would venture to say that knowing church history is an asses to every believer, not just pastors. Just as we can learn and grow from history, it can also help us avoid repeating mistakes made in the past by the church.
Raw Passion and Messy Missiology
The passing of George Verwer sees the loss of one of the great missiological minds of our time. John Piper so rightly grasps the passion that Verwer had for missions and the lost in this tribute penned in memory of this man of God.