“I have wanted to believe that my son’s death caught God by surprise,” she said through tears. “But now I realize he was not surprised at all.” She and her husband had come to our most recent Respite Retreat, a retreat for couples who have faced the death of a child, and we had just finished discussing Jesus’ words about himself in Revelation 1:18, “I hold the keys of death and the grave.” In other words, no one goes through the door of death unless and until he opens that door.
Tag Archives: Sovereignty of God
Homesick For Heaven
February 24, 2010 – 4:14 PM
Nancy Guthrie has done us a wonderful service by bringing together serious authors for a serious book on pain and suffering.
A Sweet and Bitter Providence
January 6, 2010 – 9:13 AM
Here's a promo for John Piper's new book, A Sweet and Bitter Providence: Sex, Race, and the Sovereignty of God:
3 Truths That Change Your Life
December 3, 2009 – 9:40 AM
This fall I’ve been thinking through 3 truths. These 3 truths have been changing my life. If only one or two of these truths were true, the change wouldn’t be dynamic—you need all 3 to be true for the power of fear, anxiety, and insecurity to shrink in your life.
"Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace"
November 30, 2009 – 8:22 PM
In this excerpt from John Piper's recent sermon titled "Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace" he makes the point that our wills, when it comes to spiritual things, are dead apart from sovereign grace. And what is the response of the believer to this? Humility.
Post-Conversion Truth
October 26, 2009 – 11:01 AM
Why does God allow sin to exist? The quick answer is that he has ordained it for his glory. For the skeptic or the unbeliever, this answer does not suffice. To whom I would reply, “You are right.” Such truths are too high for the carnal, unbelieving mind. A mind that is lifted up in [...]