Lectures to My Students

I’ve been meaning to read Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students for years, and I’m finally reading it now. I’ve read lots of books on pastoring, but I have never

The Gospel’s Answer to Evil

Yesterday I quoted Trevin Wax: “To people wrestling with the problem of evil: God didn’t come to explain evil; he came to utterly destroy it.” This is a profound reminder that the

Some Observations on The Problem of Evil

Last week I posed the question: how does God’s sovereignty relate to the natural evil (disasters, diseases) and to moral evil? I’ve suggested that Scripture presents two seemingly contradictory truths: God

Love Breaks Through Self-Sufficiency

John Miller to a missionary who is, along with Miller, counseling a couple who have left the mission field because of problems in their marriage: Todd, please cultivate a knowledge of Jesus Christ’