This weekend I had the pleasure of reading Jared Wilson’s Gospel Wakefulness and one thought rose above others. How shall I explain this? Let me use a very limited analogy. When I finished Gospel Wakefulness I left thinking Wilson sounds like a guy who’s fallen in love. This dude is dumbstruck. Ruined. Taken. Gone. Surely […]
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*As to the lapse of posts in the last month, read this. Now, to the review. But first, a story… In the summer of 2010 I published my first book. Highly influenced by Puritan John Owen’s understanding of mortification (“Be killing sin or it will be killing you.”), the book centered around a sanctification rooted
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The term ‘gospel-centered’ is quite the buzzword in some circles. Admittedly, it is in my tradition. And I’m more than thankful for it. However, not everyone has that same reaction. Indeed, some well-meaning pastors question the use of the term believing it de-personalizes Jesus from the marrow and mission of the church. While I believe
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