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In Mt.4 we see the Holy Spirit leading Jesus into the Judean wilderness to be tempted by Satan. Unlike Adam, Jesus responds righteously to S...

In 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Paul commands believers, "Do not be quenching the Spirit". To "quench" means "to dampen, h...

Discouragement... we all experience it at times. We throw ourselves into service for the Lord and see little fruit. Poor health  prevents us...

More memorable words from John Piper, in another of his devotionals, Life As a Vapor : I am glad for adrenaline; I suspect it gets me thro...

As we age we discover we have become adept at many esoteric things. One of my gifts is apparently the ability to create good book piles. (An...

Most of us are familiar with the three primary steps of Bible study: 1. Observation (author, recipient, when written, why written, key word...

Like most of you, I have been feasting on the Olympics this past week. Since Colin has been home sick, we have even seen some of the competi...

Often if you ask someone for their most recent edifying read or what they've been studying in their Bible, you'll hear how they'...

The following excerpt is from a devotion by John Piper entitled "Passion for Purity Versus Passive Prayer". [ FBCers ... you will ...

Tim recently posted a  funny song by some Bible students about the advantage of knowing Koine Greek. It's not that we don't have go...

John Piper had some interesting insights into the work of the Holy Spirit, whose role in the Trinity is often misunderstood. He writes... ...

The architecture of Paris is stunning. I could spend a month just walking around appreciating the intricate architectural beauty of the city...

Now that December is here, I've started reading through a series of writings and sermons centered upon the 1st Advent of Christ. I thou...

The last few years I've been teaching mostly from the OT. One result has been an increasing understanding of NT allusions to OT concept...

I have had so many "aha" moments in Bible Study this week I'm dizzy! It never ceases to amaze me how long I can carry a wrong...

"To read a passage of Scripture in context is simply to read it with a sense of its place in the whole. This is, on the one hand, one ...

Recently "Chronicle" featured a NH artist who created a series of woodblock prints inspired by the style of the well-known Jap...

I love the wisdom in Ray Ortlund's recent blog. I think we must have a driving passion for serving in our local assembly, because God h...

I've been reading through Jeremiah this week and am struck by two things. First, I noticed that I understood it a lot better than I h...

Tim Challies recently had the good sense to quote one of my favorite passages from a book I have long loved called, "How to Read a Book...