Jonathan Edwards Introducing Edwards: Father and Son 9 Apr 201310 Apr 2013 Dads matter! It would be no small understatement to suggest that father's have significant influence on their children. That influence, of course, can be either positive or negative. Many have…
Books… Often Hated, Often Misunderstood: A Review of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards 1 Apr 20132 Apr 2013 Talking about famous sermons is kind of like talking about tallest midgets. After all, how famous can a sermon really be? As sermons go Jonathan Edwards's "Sinners in the Hands of…
Jonathan Edwards Introducing Edwards: The Pilgrim’s Progress 26 Mar 201327 Mar 2013 To describe a Puritan view of discipleship you really need only one phrase: Bible-saturated. The Puritans were men and women who loved the Word of God. They saw it as…
Books… The Pursuit of Happiness: A Review of “Jonathan Edwards on the Good Life” by Strachan and Sweeney 25 Mar 201326 Mar 2013 The pictures suggest that Jonathan Edwards was a dour and stiff person. They suggest that his idea of fun was making sure no one else was having any. But the…
Jonathan Edwards Introducing Edwards: The Struggle to Come to Christ 19 Mar 201320 Mar 2013 Our emotions can be incredibly deceitful. Like all of our being the emotions have been affected by the Fall and sin has contaminated them as well. It is disastrous, then,…
Jonathan Edwards Introducing Edwards: Puritan Conversion 12 Mar 201313 Mar 2013 Conversion cannot be manufactured! Salvation is all a work of God's amazing grace. And yet how we seek out salvation is important. The Bible does call us to seek God's…
Jonathan Edwards Introducing Edwards: The Precocious Puritan Lad 5 Mar 20136 Mar 2013 Legends and myths derive often from already impressive people. The young Jonathan Edwards must have been a unique boy, for stories involving his brilliance circle his childhood. Not all appear…
Jonathan Edwards Introducing Edwards 26 Feb 201327 Feb 2013 Every year I pick a single focused topic to study for the length of 12 months. It's never easy to pick a topic. There are far too many things that…
Books… The Beauty of the Gospel: A Review of “Jonathan Edwards on Beauty” by Strachan and Sweeney 18 Feb 201319 Feb 2013 Books sometimes turn out to be not what you were expecting. That doesn't make them bad books, but it does make evaluations of them somewhat difficult. When I picked up…
Books… The Humanity of Edwards: A Review of “Jonathan Edwards: Lover of God” by Strachan and Sweeney 28 Jan 201329 Jan 2013 It's a dangerous thing to critique the Puritans. The minute you do you can be lambasted and accused of turning people off these great and godly theologians. But they were,…
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