The answer is no. Absolutely not. The issue is not how much you love yourself. The issue is how much you love yourself in comparison to God. Jonathan Edwards discusses this in great detail in his excellent work Charity and Its Fruits. He writes: I do not suppose it can be said of any, that their love of their […]
3 Characteristics of Gospel-Driven Christians
From my book, What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done: Known by their love, and also sound in theology. Both/and, not either/or. Engaged in their communities and workplaces and working for the good of others, not retreating to the hills to grow wheat until Jesus comes. Not afraid of culture, but not […]
What is the Gospel?
On Easter, it is always good to refresh our understanding of the gospel so we can avoid the trap of being pulled away by additions to it that undermine our relationship with God. Here’s how I summarize it in a call-out box in What’s Best Next, in a chapter where I talk about the relationship between the […]
The Final Days of Jesus
In these final days before Easter, it would be a great idea to pick up my friend Justin Taylor’s excellent new book The Final Days of Jesus (co-authored with NT scholar Andreas Kostenberger). His book goes through the last week of Jesus’ life, culminating in the crucifixion and then the resurrection. We often think we “know […]
Interview with Justin Taylor on The Final Days of Jesus
I recently had the chance to interview Justin Taylor on his excellent new book The Final Days of Jesus: The Most Important Week of the Most Important Person Who Ever Lived, which he co-authored with New Testament scholar Andreas Kostenberger. The book is fantastic and makes the events of Jesus’ final week real in a new way. […]
The Chief Cause of the Wealth of Nations is Not Material at All, but Knowledge and Skill
Very, very well said by economist Michael Novak, quoted in Compassion International’s short booklet Poverty: Economists affirm that the chief cause of the wealth of nations is not material at all, but knowledge, skill, know-how — in short, those acts and habits of discovery, invention, organization, and forethought that economists now describe as “human capital,” which […]
Ronald Reagan on the Providence of God
I am sorry I haven’t been able to post much on preparing for the new year (definitely a very important productivity topic). Perhaps the best inspiration for the new year, and best way to be equipped to navigate life well and handle whatever comes your way, is to have a good sense of Providence. For […]
The Two Jacks: Contrasting takes on CS Lewis and JFK's Public and Private Faiths
An excellent article by Justin Taylor and Joe Rigney. In my view, with this article Justin Taylor takes his place as one of the best young evangelical writers today, along with Matt Anderson (whom I previously mentioned in this regard). It is not only informative and helpful, but so well written. This is characteristic of […]
The Best Systematic Theologies to Have
I’ve been really, really enjoying John Frame’s new Systematic Theology. It is so clear and it is a joy to read. It is especially helpful (and unique) to see how his thinking on tri-perspectivalism relates to each doctrine. After I tweeted about Frame’s book, a friend of mine asked me an excellent question: How many […]
Why it is So Important to Distinguish Jesus from Religion
Jefferson Bethke, in Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More, and Being Good Enough, talks about how he came to recognize this his senior year in college while serving as an RA in his dorm. There are some really excellent points here: So being a follower of Jesus […]
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