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The Sweet dropper
Richard Sibbes, one of the great old Puritan preachers of Cambridge who died in 1635, wrote a whole book (175 […]
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Prayer is the walkie-talkie
Prayer is the walkie-talkie on the battlefield of the world. It calls in for the accurate location of the target […]
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First modern missionary
Between 1627 and 1640, 15,000 people emigrated from England to America, most of them Puritans, carrying this great confidence in […]
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Leader makers
Leader-makers have their heat sensors adjusted and alert for embers of grace that they can fan, while the other kind […]
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Discipline and spontenaity
Discipline and spontaneity. We need both in reading the Bible. Discipline to move steadily through books of the Bible. Spontaneity […]
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Self indulgent worship
No worship – no preaching, no singing, no praying, no fasting, however intense or beautiful – that leaves us harsh […]
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Absence of fasting
The absence of fasting is the measure of our contentment with the absence of Christ. John PiperClick to TweetFrom the […]
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Fasting a counterpart to Lord’s supper
Fasting is a future oriented counterpart to the past-oriented celebration of the Lord’s supper. John PiperClick to TweetFrom the book […]
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Feasting at God’s table
Fasting is a periodic and sometimes decisive declaration that we would rather feast at God’s table in the kingdom of […]
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Goodness of food and the generosity of God
Fasting is not a no to the goodness of food or the generosity of God in providing it. Rather it […]