Pastor Miguel Nuenez interacts with an important pastoral question. This controversial topic has unfortunately often been addressed in emotional ways, not through biblical analysis. Those of us who grew up Roman Catholic have always heard suicide is a mortal sin…
Three Challenges That Shouldn’t Surprise Churches and Christians
Beloved, do not be surprised . . . (1 Peter 4:12) This October, someone may jump out from behind a tree and scare the daylights out of you. That’s not your fault. Hooligans have no business taking advantage of jumpy…
“The Future Belongs to the Brave”
What President Reagan said to school-children following the Space Shuttle Challenger accident: And I want to say something to the schoolchildren of America who were watching the live coverage of the shuttle’s takeoff. I know it is hard to understand,…
Sam Storms: Tornadoes, Tsunamis, and the Mystery of Suffering and Sovereignty
Oklahoma Pastor Sam Storms reflects on the tragedy and devastation in Moore,OK: I’m inclined to think the best way to respond to the tragedy that struck our community today is simply to say nothing. I have little patience for those…
John Piper: Letter to a Parent Grieving the Loss of a Child
John Piper: Earlier this year, a grieving mother, who recently had given birth to a stillborn son, wrote to me asking for counsel and comfort. The team at Desiring God thought this letter might be helpful to some others, whether…
Quote It Loud Enough for Doctors and Nurses to Hear
During times of danger, Psalm 121 is a great comfort. Say it to yourself. But when you do, be like the lady from my church. Speak up enough for the doctors and nurses to also hear. I called on one…
Feel weak?
Feel weak? Watch J.I. Packer on his forthcoming book. Weakness is the Way by J. I. Packer from Crossway on Vimeo.
An Iranian Pastor Illustrates Calvin’s Point: “A firm and constant, yet sober, zeal towards God”
Calvin saw the testimony of Christian martyrs as a firm proof for the credibility of Scripture. Read the quote. Watch the video. Now with what assurance ought we to enlist under that doctrine which we see confirmed and attested to…
Profound Thoughts for Suffering and Depressed Christians
Carl Trueman has written an excellent article reflecting on the book of Job. Just breeze through the bit about Driscoll and read what he has to say about the book of Job. Do we make too much of suffering? Is…
Does this mean that hardships, sickness, disease, and the like happen because God is disciplining his children?
D.A. Carson addresses a reader’s question: Connor S. from Crystal Lake, Illinois, asks: Hebrews 12:6-7 reads: “For those whom the Lord loves he disciplines, and he scourges every son whom he receives. It is for discipline that you endure; God deals…