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Your Procrastination is Sin

July 22, 2010
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For years I was a serious procrastinator. In fact, I think I could have gone pro (if that sort of thing paid). So I did what a lot of college students do, putting off assignments until the last minute. But I would justify myself by calling it “time management” and pointing to a solid grade. [...]

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Note to Self: Hate Well

April 16, 2009

Dear Self, Do not neglect cultivating hatred – an intense hatred for the right things. Authentic love and zeal for God will produce abhorrence for all that stands opposed to Him and His purposes. Genuine love for your neighbor will produce within you antipathy against all that robs them of their dignity, and leads them [...]

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Sinners & Saints

March 6, 2009

This weekend I am preaching on “Sinners and Saints” (the Christian as Sinner/Saint). As a part of my sermon prep (at the end of my process) I went back through a classic that everyone should own. One that I picked up back in ’95 that was immensely helpful for me. Thomas Boston’s Human Nature in [...]

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Books on Sin

February 6, 2009

I’m preaching on The Sinfulness of Sin this weekend in part 6 of our series, Theology Matters. Like every week I am recommending a few books for those at Redeemer who want to continue to developing better understanding of sin, our battle against it and the gospel answer to it. The books below have been [...]

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Worship "Fail"

August 27, 2008

Sin has made men worship either (1) a false God, which is idolatry; or (2) God falsely, which is superstition. Man has become such a fool that his worship, till enlightened and converted, is either a breach of the First or Second Commandment. He fails as to the object or manner of worship, and both [...]

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