Receive. Respond. Repeat.

John Piper shares a story of his experience at a sky-scraper construction site in Minneapolis.  The foundation was in place and he gazed, astonished, into the depths of the hole -- four, five, six stories down into the soil of middle America, ensuring a sturdy foundation.  His application from this experience was that a deep foundation is needed to support a lofty… Continue reading Receive. Respond. Repeat.

When Are Children Ready for John Owen?

It 's an occupational hazard, I suppose -- twenty years of child-rearing and almost twice that of standing in front of random groupings of kids and teens in hopes of teaching them something from the Bible.  It's no wonder, then, that when I want to make sure I understand something, I imagine communicating it to children. … Continue reading When Are Children Ready for John Owen?