John Piper recently published a helpful post on the Desiring God blog, titled “Hero Worship and Holy Emulation.” There he reflected on the danger of worshipping well known Christians and the value of learning from godly men and following their example.
Kevin DeYoung followed with an equally helpful post where he noted that we should both [...]
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Hey don’t I have spiritual gifts too? Reflections on Christian celebritism emulating those we respect
Fanning the white-hot flame
Gospel Coalition live blog 3: John Piper, pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minn.
Text: 2 Timothy 1:1-12
Main point of this passage (not most important point, but main point: the point from which the rest of the argument flows): Paul to Timothy — keep feeding the white hot flame of God’s [...]
Personal meditation and learning from leaders
John Piper had a post recently on the Desiring God blog that provided an excellent insight. There Piper made a plea for regular: (1) personal mediation on Scripture and (2) regular study in a class or in a book from a wise and godly teacher. Here is an excerpt:
The reason I plead for both is [...]