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part of the tension

Posted on August 26, 2008 by bkingr

I seek to live in the tension (see my “about” page). the main tension we live in is the tension between our responsibility for our actions and God’s sovereignty. The intersection at this point is a profound mystery that belongs … Continue reading →

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Piper on the importance of doctrine

Posted on August 26, 2008 by bkingr

John Piper has a post up pointing to and discussing briefly Joseph Bottum’s essay on the decline of protestant America. Mr. Piper quotes a last point from Bottum and then concludes: What happened? “The churches’ desperate hunger to mean more … Continue reading →

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Why Pray?

Posted on August 3, 2008 by bkingr

If God is sovereign over all as Ephesians 1:11 say He is, then why pray? John Piper wrote an article back in 1976 answering two questions: 1. “Why pray for anyone’s conversion if God has chosen before the foundation of … Continue reading →

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