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Throwback Thursday: David Powlison Interview, Part 2

January 19, 2017

Like many, I have a great appreciation for David Powlison. He is a world-class counselor, author and speaker, who has taught me about the application of the gospel in life and counseling like no one else. If you don’t know David, I highly recommend all his books. Check out his most recent book, Good and Angry; Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness. Several years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing David. We recently came across these interviews as we…

The Mighty Logic of the Evidence of Calvary

January 18, 2017

“You cannot rely on your experiences to prove the love of God. They may indeed give you evidences of it. But when you are in the dark, those very things may seem to mock you. There is one place you can go…There is no other evidence or argument that can be brought in all the dark providences of human experience that can withstand the mighty logic of the evidence of Calvary. If God has said, ‘I love you so much…

Throwback Thursday: David Powlison Interview, Part 1

January 12, 2017

Like many, I have a great appreciation for David Powlison. He is a world-class counselor, author and speaker, who has taught me about the application of the gospel in life and counseling like no one else. If you don’t know David, I highly recommend all his books. Check out his most recent book, Good and Angry; Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness. Several years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing David. We recently came across these interviews as we…

Looking upon the Goodness of God in the Land of the Living

January 11, 2017

“I believe I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of living!” Psalm 27:13 How about you? What are you expecting in 2017? Psalm 27 can serve us as we consider the year to come. The psalm describes David’s ambition (27:1–6) and David’s expectation (27:7–14). Last week we considered David’s sole ambition in Psalm 27:4. This week it would serve us to consider his expectation in 27:13. As the first half of the Psalm describes David’s resolve to gaze…

The Purpose in the Unexpected and Upsetting

January 11, 2017

“We should not be too taken aback when unexpected and upsetting and discouraging things happen to us now. What do they mean? Simply that God in his wisdom means to make something of us which we have not attained yet, and he is dealing with us accordingly. Perhaps he means to strengthen us in patience, good humor, compassion, humility or meekness, by giving us some extra practice in exercising these graces under especially difficult conditions. Perhaps he has new lessons…