Spring is a season of renewal. The old gives way to the new. The dried up husks of Winter become the soft shoots of Spring. And the abstinence of Lent becomes the abundance of Easter. This change of seasons fitly symbolizes the spiritual change of believers. For we too were once as dead as Winter, not physically but spiritually. We were dead in our sins, hopeless and … [Read more...] about Spiritual Springtime
A Brighter Day
God's creation displays profound beauty, but it also displays deep brokenness. All is not well. For every blossom bloomed, another withers away. The fields of soft Spring grass now also yield thorns and thistles (Genesis 3:18). The creation, while still speaking of God's glory, now also speaks of our great sin. For the original sin of mankind brought a curse on the earth … [Read more...] about A Brighter Day
Creation Bares His Name
The Spring season highlights creation. Everywhere flowers blossom in bright pastel colors of pink and white and yellow. Leaves return to barren trees, and the grass again softens to green. A certain, unmistakable glory comes with this annual renewal, a glory that seems to far exceed the mere growth of plants. The Apostle Paul clues us into the true source of the glory we … [Read more...] about Creation Bares His Name
Know Your Limitations
I recall a panel discussion with pastors Mark Driscoll and John Piper in which they were discussing their study habits.Driscoll was a veracious reader, watcher, and all around consumer of culture. He mentioned having multiple DVR’s, perusing magazines, and reading hundreds of pages a week, all in preparation for teaching and leading his church.Piper, having heard all this, … [Read more...] about Know Your Limitations
Daily Resurrection
"Sanctification consists of the daily realization that in Christ we have died and in Christ we have been raised. Life change happens as the heart daily grasps death and life. Daily reformation is the fruit of daily resurrection. To get it the other way around (which we always do by default) is to miss the power and point of the gospel."-Tullian Tchividjian, … [Read more...] about Daily Resurrection