Come Forth as Gold
Sermons, songs, books, essays, and Bible studies worth your time, each with a note on why.
How to Deal with Dark Times
Another Keller masterpiece. God does not dismiss how suffering people speak but shows us through Psalm 88, Job, and Jesus' life and death, that He is a God of grace, and we will come forth as gold.
Tim Keller discusses Psalm 88 and how to deal with difficult seasons of life. He explores how the psalms, including expressions of desperation, reveal God's understanding and identification with human suffering.
10 things you should know about repentance
This brief essay clarified the central role of repentance in my walk as a Christian. I especially appreciated the idea of repentance and faith being two sides of the same coin. Indeed, continual repentance is an essential aspect of a continual relationship with God.
There is an often underappreciated and misunderstood Biblical emphasis on repentance. This essay discusses the the role of faith in salvation, faith, and spiritual growth, as well as how to apply repentance in our lives and our relationships.
Our power: spirit-filled living
Tim Keller uses the metaphor of an acorn to illustrate the nature of God's power to shape us. An acorn can break concrete and yield an entire forest, but its power is through slow change. God uses magic acorns, not magic bullets.
Holy Forever
Written by Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Phil Wickham · performed by Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin performs Holy Forever
What a Beautiful Name
Written by Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood · performed by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong worship performs What a Beautiful Name
Firm Foundation (He Won't)
Written by Cody Carnes, Chandler Moore, Austin Davis · performed by Cody Carnes
Cody Carnes performs Firm Foundation
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
Keller takes the most common objections to Christianity seriously — suffering, exclusivity, the church's failures, science — before making a positive case for faith. Useful both for skeptics and for believers who want to engage them honestly.
Meditations on Genesis - Session 1: What the Bible actually means when God says "Good"
Tim Mackie explores the Creation narrative and what it reveals about the Trinity and the nature of goodness.
Meditations on Genesis - Session 2: Why God withheld the tree (and what that teaches us about desire)
Tim Mackie discusses the tree of the knowledge of good and evil as well as the nature of wisdom and desire. He further explores the relationship between wisdom and God's word as well as God's intention for our wisdom.
Meditations on Genesis - Session 3: How Jesus becomes the human we were meant to be
Tim Mackie discusses Creation parallels with Jesus' baptism, temptation in the wilderness, and Sermon on the Mount. He further ties together the prior discussions of desire and wisdom.
