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“Biblical knowledge is necessary for the gospel and distinct from the gospel, yet it so often stands in when the gospel is not actually present that people have come to mistake its identity.”
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“Hope is not defined by the absence of hardship. Rather, hope is found in God’s grace in the midst of hardship. Hope is found in his promise to give us a future.”
― Counseling the Hard Cases
― Counseling the Hard Cases
“Moralistic behavior change simply manipulates and leverages radical selfishness without challenging it. It tries to use that selfishness against itself by appealing to fear and pride. But while this may have some success in restraining the heart's self-centeredness, it does absolutely nothing to change it. Indeed, it only confirms its power.”
― Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City
― Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City
“God’s sovereignty does not negate our responsibility to pray, but rather makes it possible to pray with confidence.”
― Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
― Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
“So when you hold the “Institutes” of John Calvin in your hand, remember that theology, for John Calvin, was forged in the furnace of burning flesh, and that Calvin could not sit idly by without some effort to vindicate the faithful and the God for whom they suffered. I think we would, perhaps, do our theology better today if more were at stake in what we said.”
― The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God's Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin
― The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God's Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin
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Josh’s 2025 Year in Books
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Biography, Christian, Classics, Fiction, History, Horror, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, and Religion
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