Psalm: 10 Meditation Revelation: This passage makes me want to be a martyr (witness); look at what they’re doing in glory. The mark of the martyr is an “all in” commitment to Christ – to be able to offer up one’s life for Him yields exactly what Jesus said, “No greater love.” Some of this …
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Monday, March 8
Psalm 80 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – This is not the first time that Paul pleads for people to not get married. He seems specifically concerned that marriage is a thing of this world and could prevent the participants from remaining wholly focused on the Lord. I don’t know about Paul, but I know people whose …
Friday, January 29
Psalm 51 Meditation: Genesis – Abram becomes Abraham and Sarai becomes Sarah as a sign of their covenant with God. The idea of renaming oneself as a symbol of a commitment is not unheard of. Nuns taking their vows choose a new name, typically one connected to a saint, as a symbol of commitment to …
John Piper
John Piper takes us back to a time that many see as the golden years in our country’s history. It is the 1950s, before when many believe that our country lost its Christian moorings to the social chaos of the 1960s. But that is not how John remembers that time. Piper sees the 1950s very …
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