Miscellanies | CJ's View from the Cheap Seats

Throwback Thursday: David Powlison Interview, Part 3

February 9, 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…

Meet the Author

February 9, 2017

For me, every vacation presents me with a critical decision: the choice of what book to read while I’m away. I make this decision carefully every year. At times, I will even wait to read a certain book until I’m away on vacation, so that I can derive the maximum enjoyment from it. One year, a few weeks before our family vacation, I happened to read an interview with the author of a book about a topic that held no interest for…

Compare, And Be Astonished

February 8, 2017

“Look unto the Lord Jesus Christ; look unto him as he hung naked, wounded, bleeding, dead, and forsaken upon the cross. Look unto him again as he now reigns in glory, possessed of all power in heaven and in earth, with thousands of thousands of saints and angels worshipping before him; and then compare your sins with his blood, your wants with his fullness, your unbelief with his faithfulness, your weakness with his strength, your inconstancy with his everlasting love….

Preaching: An Encounter with God Himself

January 24, 2017

“What sermon had the most impact on your life?” That question was asked by my friend Jeff Purswell at a recent dinner with some friends. We all paused and began to recount our histories of hearing sermons. We all reflected upon the difference the preaching of God’s word has made in our lives. This question provoked a wonderful review of each man’s experience of grace through preaching. Something happens in the preaching of God’s word that doesn’t happen in our private devotions or small groups or even…

Even in Darkness, Convinced of God’s Love

January 23, 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…