https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LimfeW2HJHdaGvCB9gD2u?si=EW6DY6VGRtK8isoUz2apKQ We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. Chapter Six Outline Defining Meditation It is a solitary work. It is thinking seriously on God. Why We Must Provoke Ourselves to Meditate It is against flesh and blood. Satan hinders it. Matters for …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/36hbW4SWKHn2W0AEKBTE7F?si=2uupSaChTbqVUz-0bhh-8Q We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. Chapter Four Outline The great devotion required to properly hear the Word. A description of those who don’t hear the Word diligently. They scarcely mind what is said. They hear in …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XMxZlXrW7XbuVpBUKgUo2?si=1emjNTAdR2-Gz_CoKn4H_w We continue our reading through Heaven Taken by Storm by discussing chapters 2 and 3. Below are links to the chapter outlines, questions for reflection, and links to our reading plan and chapter one's discussion. Reading Plan Chapter One Chapter Two Outline Mortification of Sin Provocation to Duty Chapter Three Outline Each paragraph in …
Continue reading Self-Violence & Reading the Word | Chapters 2-3
I've updated the original reading plan to account for two additional weeks, which you can find here. My thoughts on chapter one are below in both audio and video, followed by an outline of the chapter and questions for reflection and/or discussion. https://open.spotify.com/episode/61kmFibGsiaU8HPktlPqCN?si=DO58HZVWQyKGapfRPpzEEw https://youtu.be/u7HfuZXTLco Chapter Outline Introducing the text (pp. 1-3) Violence Concerning Magistrates (pp. …
Continue reading Chapter One: Taking the Kingdom of Heaven by Violence
A couple of weeks ago, I shared some of my notebook scribbles that I jot down via Evernote. Although the following nuggets of wisdom also derive from one of my Evernote files, they more importantly come from great minds and zealous hearts throughout church history. These are quite simply a handful of some my favorite …
With only three weeks left of studying the Attributes of God, I am taking a one week break to introduce a new series, Reading Together. To coincide with moving into the third section of Ephesians: Kingdom War, several members of my church and I will be reading through Thomas Watson's book Heaven Taken by Storm. …
Andrew Peterson is a singer-songwriter and author, who has composed some of my favorite songs (Is He Worthy?, Dancing in the Minefields, and You'll Find Your Way to be specific). The first two redesigned hardcover editions of his fantasy series, The Wingfeather Saga, are sitting on my bookshelf, waiting for me to finished reading the …
Continue reading Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson | Book Review
With 2019 drawing to a close, I’ll throw my best of list into the mix as well, so below are my favorite books that I read this year. 1. The Lord’s Prayer by Thomas Watson Technically, Watson’s treatment of the Lord’s Prayer is the third volume of A Body of Divinity, but it requires no …
No book has ever left me unchanged. Even bad books and good books that I find uninteresting enough to finish still manage to contribute something to who I am. I cannot interact with fresh combinations of words and the ideas that they represent without having my own mind shifted, at least slightly. I believe that …
I'm reading through Death by Living by N. D. Wilson for the second time. It's a powerful book that everyone should read. While it's difficult to share any passage as my favorite since Wilson weaves the parts together into a greater whole, the section below never fails to bring a tear to my eyes. May …
