http://www.thinkonthesethings.org Doing Colossians 3:2, Philippians 4:8, and 2 Timothy 2:7 outloud and online. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:39:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en John Newton's testimony: "I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what ... http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/148/john-newtons-testimony/ To think that God--who according to Psalm 7:11 feels indignation and anger everyday because of our sins against Him--to think that this righteous God has made a way to forgive us and has provided a way for us to have peace with God at the cost of His own Son. ... http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/143/let-us-not-insult-the-spirit-of-grace/ http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/140/haiti-an-absolute-horrible-scene/ http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/135/six-minutes-to-the-end-of-the-universe-and-back/ via Why Require Unregenerate Children to Act Like They’re Good? :: By John Piper. © Desiring God If mere external conformity to God’s commands (like don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t kill) is hypocritical and spiritually defective, then why should parents require obedience from their unregenerate children? Won’t this simply confirm them ... http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/111/why-require-unregenerate-children-to-act-like-theyre-good/ via Thinking About Santa :: By John Piper. © Desiring God Over the years, we have chosen not to include Santa Claus in our Christmas stories and decorations. There are several reasons. First, fairy tales are fun and we enjoy them, but we don’t ask our children to believe them. Second, we ... http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/121/thinking-about-santa/ May it never be that the people closest to me fail to escape the flames of hell owing to my lack of diligence to pray and fast for their salvation.  And may no one burning in hell be able to say to me, "Why didn't you tell me?" http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/108/be-not-lacking-in-diligence-to-pray-for-the-lost/ via What Is Advent? :: By John Piper. © Desiring God We are a people of promise. For centuries, God prepared people for the coming of his Son, our only hope for life. At Christmas we celebrate the fulfillment of the promises God made—that he would give a way to ... http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/100/what-is-advent/ http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/84/tears-of-the-saints-video/ "Thou awakest us to delight in thy praise; for thou madest us for thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in thee."  --Book I, 1 of St. Augustine's "Confessions"  "Therefore it says, 'Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.'"  --The Apostle Paul in the ... http://www.thinkonthesethings.org/80/st-augustines-good-confession/