RECOMMENDED RESOURCES:
I’ve been listening to this excellent 12-part Ligonier Ministries teaching series from Derek Thomas. Ligonier describes the series as follows:
“Why does God permit suffering? It’s a question all of us have asked, and the book of Job points us toward the answer. Job’s questions are our questions, and we can identify with his frustration, disappointment, and confusion in the midst of trials. In this series, Dr. Derek W.H. Thomas walks us through the book of Job and considers what the Bible says about our darkest moments. He addresses the difficult question of the relationship between God’s sovereignty and the existence of evil, sin, and suffering. In the end, as Dr. Thomas shows, it’s in our trials that we learn to trust God and say with Job, “Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Watch the first message in the series “Job, Satan & God” and find out how to order the audio or video versions of the series.
- John Piper on How Scripture Reveals It’s True—Entirely True. You can watch or listen to this one-hour message from John Piper from the Gospel Coalition podcast.
- God Filled Your Bible with Poems. John Piper writes “We do not live in a day when poetry is in vogue. Perhaps it has never been in vogue. Shaped by smartphones and soundbites, we are impatient with communication that forces us to slow down.”
- The Consolation of Doubt. This is the address Andrew Peterson delivered to the Buechner Institute at King College last year. We’ll run this in honor of Frederick Buechner’s recent 90th birthday.
- What Does “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” Mean?C. Sproul writes “This petition of the Lord’s Prayer, then, teaches us to come to God in a spirit of humble dependence, asking Him to provide what we need and to sustain us from day to day.”
- Intimate Spiritual Heroes. Donald Whitney encourages us to find spiritual heroes worthy of remembering, considering, and imitating.
- 45 Free Covenant Seminary Courses. Covenant Seminary offers the lectures from 45 of their courses, many of which I completed, free online.
- John Calvin’s Conversion. Watch this short excerpt from Ian Hamilton’s teaching series Calvinism and the Christian Life, in which he describes what we know of John Calvin’s conversion.
CHRISTIAN LIVING:
- Some Things That Helped Me In My Struggle With Anxiety. Adam Ford (The Babylon Bee) follows up his excellent article “Some Things You Should Know About Christians Who Struggle With Anxiety” with an article in which he talks about some things that he found helpful in his battle with anxiety and depression.
- The Problem of Pain. Michael Catt writes “Pain can come in a thousand forms. Everyone has pain on some level. A failed marriage. A prodigal child. A failing business. A dying dream. Pain is a common denominator. Because we live in a fallen world and because we are sinners, pain is a reality.”
- 10 Spurgeon Quotes for Wounded Christians. Christian George shares “ten quotes with their contexts, forged on the anvil of (Pastor Charles) Spurgeon’s own affliction.”