“Coronary Christians”
John Piper ·
The Roots of Endurance
2007·08·20
In his Preface to The Roots of Endurance, John Piper wrote: As I write this Preface I have just preached to my people several messages in which I pleaded with them to be “coronary Christians,” not “adrenal Christians.” Not that...
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“It is a great thing to die”
John Newton ·
John Piper ·
The Roots of Endurance
2007·08·21
Jonathan Moorhead recently asked (although I have searched in vain to find it on his blog, I’m sure it was he*) what epitaph we would like on our grave. I think I’ve found mine. John Newton died on December 21,...
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“Humble under a sense of much forgiveness”
John Newton ·
John Piper ·
The Roots of Endurance
2007·08·23
Another quote from The Roots of Endurance by John Piper: When [John Newton] wrote his Narrative in the early 1760s he said, “I know not that I have ever since met so daring a blasphemer.” The hymn we know as...
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“The Fatal Habit of Nominal Christians”
John Piper ·
The Roots of Endurance ·
William Wilberforce
2007·08·27
John Piper on William Wilberforce: But he was practical with a difference. He believed with all his heart that new affections for God were the key to morals and lasting political reformation. And these new affections and this reformation did...
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“The Decisive Direction of Sin: Vertical”
John Piper ·
The Roots of Endurance ·
William Wilberforce
2007·08·28
More John Piper on William Wilberforce: The Decisive Direction of Sin: Vertical Take the example of how people define sin. When considering the nature of sin, Wilberforce said, the vast bulk of Christians in England estimated the guilt of an...
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The Swans Are not Silent
Contending for Our All ·
John Piper ·
The Hidden Smile of God ·
The Legacy of Sovereign Joy ·
The Roots of Endurance
2007·09·12
I have recently finished reading a series of books by John Piper called The Swans Are not Silent. You may have read the several excerpts I have posted as I read. In my mind, nothing short of Scripture serves to...
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