“Come to me all you who are weak and heavy laden and I will give you rest.” (Matt. 11:28) Oh, the beauty of Jesus’ invitation. Who has not known the weariness that Jesus evokes, and the almost palpable relief in…
So the government authorizes, or the apparatus of the state undertakes, torture. So what? We live in a fallen world and we are not surprised that criminal activity insidiously seeps into the highest reaches of public authority and command. We…
So the government authorizes, or the apparatus of the state undertakes, torture. So what? We live in a fallen world and we are not surprised that criminal activity insidiously seeps into the highest reaches of public authority and command. We…
Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen WorldEdited by C.J. MahaneyForeword by John PiperCrossway Books (September 2008)192 p. A broken leg gets more attention than the nagging pain in your side. But the attention we give to an illness is…
The Heart of Prayer: What Jesus Teaches UsBy Jerram Barrs256 p.P&R Publishing (February 2008)Reviewed by Brad Irick Recently, reformation21’s own Derek Thomas preached the Sunday evening service at FPC Jackson from Nehemiah 1:11b-2:8. While commenting on Nehemiah’s instinctual prayer in…
Today I received an anonymous prayer card from someone who was at Tenth Presbyterian Church yesterday for worship. The card asked us to pray for a baby whose heart is failing and may need a transplant. The baby’s parents are…
Another, much anticipated book by J. I. Packer (and a second co-authored by Carolyn Nystrom). This one, as the title makes abundantly clear, on prayer – or, as the action-word suggests, praying. A century and a half ago the Scottish…
