Hey everyone, just thought I would point you to what looks to be a great new book, Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World, edited by C.J. Mahaney and with chapters by Jeff Purswell, Dave Harvey, Bob Kauflin, and our very own Craig Cabaniss! John Piper writes the foreword to this very helpfully biblical and practical book.
From the back cover:
"This resource uncovers the presence of worldliness and helps believers learn to relate to the world while resisting its influence in their lives.
People today are saturated in technology and prosperity. They are bombarded with endless luxuries: clothes to wear, cars to buy, vacations to take, entertainment to enjoy. Yet this world, which offers so many pleasures, is actively opposed to God and the truth of His Word. How, then, is the believer to relate to the world in which he or she lives?
Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World uncovers the presence of worldliness—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes, and the boasting of what he has or does. Worldliness then reveals how Christians are to engage a fallen world and boldly preach the gospel, yet not be conformed and ultimately seduced by the system of this world.
As readers learn to identify the presence of worldliness in the areas of media, modesty, music, and material possessions, they can begin to resist its influence in their lives and instead pursue eternal godliness."
The chapter titles are:
Is This Verse In Your Bible? - C.J. Mahaney
God, My Heart, and Media - Craig Cabaniss
God, My Heart, and Music - Bob Kauflin
God, My Heart, and Stuff - Dave Harvey
God, My Heart, and Clothes - C.J. Mahaney
How to Love the World - Jeff Purswell
We have these on order and should be at the church resource table this Sunday, or you can get it from WTS or Amazon.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The glory of Christ and the stale bread of the world
"The weakness of our hunger for Jesus is not because He is unsavory, but because we are so stuffed with the stale bread of the world. We have so nibbled at the table of the world that we are no longer hungry for the only food that satisfies."
John Piper, Hunger for God (Get the book free here)
I had originally posted this on my personal blog, but I was reminded of it again this morning while pondering the lack of angst in my devotions.
What are you hungry for? What table are you feasting at?
John Piper, Hunger for God (Get the book free here)
I had originally posted this on my personal blog, but I was reminded of it again this morning while pondering the lack of angst in my devotions.
What are you hungry for? What table are you feasting at?
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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