• When the “Cancel Culture” Invades the Church. You may be aware of a recent media firestorm regarding a respected pastor, who had just celebrated forty years at his church.  The controversy dates to last summer, and some counsel pastor Alistair Begg, and host of the Truth for Life radio program, gave to a grandmother that he had not met before.

• The Calling & Hard Work of Marriage, Part 2. Russ Gehrlein writes “My goal in writing this two-part article is to explore marriage as a divine calling.”

• Amazing Grace in Deep Despair: The Rare Friendship of Newton and Cowper. I really enjoyed reading about the friendship of John Newton and William Cowper in this article from Bruce Hindmarsh.
• Creeds and the Crisis of Christian Faithfulness — A Conversation with Carl Trueman. On this episode of the Thinking in Public podcast, Albert Mohler visits with Carl Trueman (who I enjoyed a Covenant Seminary class on B.B. Warfield with), about his newest book, Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity.
• He Was a Kind Man. Tim Challies in writing about R.C. Sproul, states: “As much as we have benefitted from all of Sproul’s gifts and talents, from all he did and all he founded, his family gave us a gift of their own—a reminder that the greatest accomplishments are accomplishments of character and the greatest legacies are legacies of divine attributes displayed in a redeemed life.”

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• Does Hidden Sin Bring Physical Suffering? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question that reads in part “I never hear solid Bible teachers, preachers, or theologians – or even Christian health gurus – connect hidden sin, the torment of guilt, and the release of forgiveness to our physical well-being. To what extent can we make this connection? And how have you seen this spiritual-physical link in your own ministry?”
• Is Satan Bound? Or is He the Ruler of this World? From one of Ligonier’s live events, Derek Thomas, Robert Godfrey, and Sinclair Ferguson discuss how the coming of Christ has affected the dominion of the evil one.
• Political Flag-Waving Isn’t Enough. On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to a question that reads in part “What marks this vast difference between speaking the truth to power and political flag-waving? What factors distinguish the two, in your mind? And is this mainly an unseen heart issue we must be warned about?”
• What’s the Essence of Love? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to a question that reads in part “Can you summarize your discovery from 2 Corinthians and explain how it touches on all those questions about love and joy?”
• Enjoying God in His Gifts. On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper answers a question about Psalm 43:4 that reads in part “I’ve historically thought of this text as saying what the ESV here implies, that God is the most exceeding joy above all other joys – a comparison. But you seem to indicate that this text is speaking of source – God is thejoy, that is, the giver of all other joys. That changes the text completely. If so, expand on this. This seems like a huge discovery!”  
• What is the Best Analogy to Explain the Trinity? On this episode of Honest Answers, Dr. Bruce Ware shares what the best analogy to explain the Trinity is.

• A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism. Mark Dever writes “For all members of the church, but particularly for leaders who have the responsibility of teaching, a biblical understanding of evangelism is crucial.”
• TGC Announces New Resource Hub for Pastors. Jared Kennedy writes “Are you a lead pastor, local church elder, or church planter? Are you looking for practical ministry help, a word of encouragement, or a community to connect with? The Gospel Coalition is pleased to announce a new resource landing pagedesigned to serve pastors just like you.
  

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• Christ said, “It is finished!” and by that He meant that whatever His people owed was wiped away forever from the book of remembrance. Charles Spurgeon
• We are not justified by the quality of our faith or the quantity of our faith. What justifies is that our faith is in Christ and Him alone. Derek Thomas
• It is not “well done, good, and successful servant” but “well done, good and faithful servant.” Iain H. Murray
• You can’t love Jesus and divorce yourself from his bride. If you truly love Jesus, you’ll love his church and love to worship with the church. Burk Parsons
• When a man truly sees himself, he knows nobody can say anything about him that is too bad. You need not worry about what men may say or do; you know you deserve it all and more. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• The whole of the Christian life, from beginning to end, is all of grace. Derek Thomas
• If you don’t live for Jesus you will live for something else. Jesus is the one Lord you can live for who died for you. Tim Keller
• Sometimes God has to take away from us so that we will cling to that which will never be taken away: Himself. Burk Parsons
• Trusting God in suffering also glorifies him to others. Tim Keller