Radical Christian Gentleness in an Era of Addictive Outrage
Some in Reformed churches who have most celebrated Edwards have also celebrated manly militancy in ways contrary to what Edwards sees as an essential quality of a genuine child of God.
Some in Reformed churches who have most celebrated Edwards have also celebrated manly militancy in ways contrary to what Edwards sees as an essential quality of a genuine child of God.
Southern Baptists were seeking a religion of the heart, and in Edwards they discovered a trove of treatises, biographies, and sermons on Christian spirituality.
Only hypocrites neglect to pray when no one is looking.
Faith certainly has a necessary connection to our affections, at least as fruit and evidence. But John Piper claims affections are constitutive of faith and make faith saving.
In all too many contexts today, what passes for discipleship isn’t worthy of the name.