Last week’s two posts focused on Richard Baxter’s insightful thoughts on sloth. It reminded me of a chapter from a book I wrote over a decade ago, and this week, I’d like to share that chapter with …
Praise to the God of All Comfort
When I was a young Christian and asked to speak, I ran toward the convicting verses in the Bible. I wanted people to be catapulted into repentance. Tears of regret were my favorite sign of God’s …
The Sin We Never Name
Sloth is usually mentioned in ancient lists, but it rarely gets much attention today. Why is that? Puritan Richard Baxter suggests we don't understand how spiritually ruinous sloth can be. On …
Don’t Even Think About Retiring Until You Read Richard Baxter
There's so much talk about early retirement, or reaching your "retirement number" in your senior years, but how does God view retirement? It's shocking to me that some of Jesus' harshest words seem to …
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There’s a New You Waiting to Be Born
This will conclude our excerpt focusing on the need for us to value wisdom as much as Scripture does (“Are You Running the Wrong Race?,” “The Secret to Spiritual Success,” “To Effect Personal and …
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The Naked Enjoyments of Christ
Nobody would give up the world for a dollar, but would you give up the world for the universe? Until we understand what Puritan Thomas Brooks called “the naked enjoyments of Christ” we will keep …